# 114-hr-4752: Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016

114-hr-4752, Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4752
- Congress: 114
- Title: Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
- Introduced: 2016-03-16
- Sponsor: DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage and support the development of permanent space settlements. Expanding permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit in a way that enables human settlement and a thriving space economy shall be an objective of U.S. aeronautical and space activities. NASA shall obtain, produce, and provide information related to all issues important for the development of a thriving space economy and the establishment of human space settlements.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4752 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4752)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4752 (as of 2025-11-18).