HR 2039 · 114th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017

Introduced 2015-04-28· Sponsored by Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15.(2015-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2017 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Authorizes programs, activities, and reports for NASA, including those relating to human exploration of space, the Space Launch System, the Orion multipurpose crew vehicle, space radiation, the International Space Station, the commercial crew program, radioisotope power systems, extrasolar planet exploration, the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope, near-Earth objects, astrobiology, space weather, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Venture class missions, aeronautics research (including transformative aeronautics research), science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, project and program reserves, orbital debris mitigation, remote satellite robotic servicing demonstrations, and astronaut occupational health care. Directs NASA to report to Congress on the proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission. Directs NASA to utilize the International Space Station and commercial services for space technology demonstration missions in low-Eart…

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H.R. 2039, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017

May 15, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 4, 2015

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Cosponsors (16)

16 Republicans