ASTEROIDS Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities In Deep Space Act or the ASTEROIDS Act - Directs the President through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other appropriate federal agencies to
- facilitate the commercial exploration and utilization of asteroid resources to meet national needs;
- discourage government barriers to the development of economically viable, safe, and stable industries for the exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space in manners consistent with the existing international obligations of the United States;
- promote the right of U.S. commercial entities to explore and utilize resources from asteroids in outer space, in accordance with such obligations, free from harmful interference, and to transfer or sell such resources; and
- develop the frameworks necessary to meet the international obligations of the United States.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2014 to Dec 1, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jul 10, 2014 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Steve Stockman | Jul 28, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 9, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 15, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 13, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Dec 1, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2014 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
- Jul 10, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6107.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-93 | EXPLORING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM: THE ASTEROIDS ACT AS A KEY STEP161 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Sep 10, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the development of a commercial asteroid resources industry for outer space in the United States and to increase the exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- ASTEROIDS Act
- American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities In Deep Space Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
