Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 15, 2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) Directs the President, acting through appropriate federal agencies, to:
- facilitate the commercial exploration and utilization of space resources to meet national needs;
- discourage government barriers to the development of economically viable, safe, and stable industries for the exploration and utilization of space resources in manners consistent with the existing international obligations of the United States; and
- promote the right of U.S. commercial entities to explore outer space and utilize space resources, in accordance with such obligations, free from harmful interference, and to transfer or sell such resources.
Defines "space resource" as a natural resource of any kind found in place in outer space.
Directs the President to make recommendations to Congress for: (1) the allocation of responsibilities relating to the exploration and utilization of space resources among federal agencies, and (2) any authorities necessary to meet U.S. international obligations with respect to such exploration and resource utilization.
Declares that any asteroid resources obtained in outer space are the property of the entity that obtained them, which shall be entitled to all property rights to them, consistent with applicable federal law and existing international obligations.
States that a U.S. commercial space resource utilization entity:
- shall avoid causing harmful interference in outer space, and
- may bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for any action by another entity subject to U.S. jurisdiction causing harmful interference to its operations with respect to an asteroid resource utilization activity in outer space.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2015 to May 18, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Mar 19, 2015 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | May 18, 2015 |
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 Mar 19, 2015Markup May 13, 2015Reported Jun 15, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-153.
- Jun 15, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.
- May 13, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 13, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 15.
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2015Referred 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 21, 2015H.R. 1508, Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May, 13, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 47, March 19, 2015, page H1805.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 976 | Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Apr 16, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote the development of a United States commercial space resource exploration and utilization industry and to increase the exploration and utilization of resources in outer space.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2015Reported in House
- Mar 19, 2015Introduced 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.
