Space Resources Institute Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Space Resources Institute Act
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Department of Commerce to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance the objectives of NASA and Commerce for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2023 to Dec 26, 2023; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Jun 15, 2023 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jun 15, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 15, 2023 |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Dec 26, 2023 |
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 Jun 15, 2023Markup Mar 20, 2024Reported Jul 23, 2024 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-604.
- Jul 23, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
- Mar 20, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 20, 2024Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2023Referred 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
- Dec 18, 2024H.R. 4152, Space Resources Institute ActAs reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 23, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 105, June 15, 2023, page H2960.
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. 118-85 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE NEW SPACE RACE69 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Dec 12, 2023 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48144 | Space Resource Extraction: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Jul 29, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8958 | NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Space Resources Institute Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Space Resources Institute Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2024Reported in House
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced 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.
