MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 24, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S448-449)
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mapping a New and Innovative Focus on Our Exploration Strategy for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017 or the MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017.
This bill amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it a key U.S. objective to achieve human exploration of Mars, including the establishment of a capability to extend human presence to the surface of Mars.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall report a strategy to achieve such objective through a series of successive, sustainable, free-standing, but complementary missions making robust use of cislunar space and employing the Space Launch System, Orion crew capsule, and other capabilities provided under specified titles of the Act.
NASA shall arrange with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review and comment on each interim report on the strategy and identify matters the NAS agrees with and matters raising NAS concerns, as well as any NAS recommendations.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Feb 2, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S448-449)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S448 | John Cornyn R-TX (text) | Jan 24, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 650 | MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
| S 2617 | MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Mar 2, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the development of a United States strategy for greater human space exploration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017
- Mapping a New and Innovative Focus on Our Exploration Strategy for Human Spaceflight Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in Senate
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