# 116-hr-7236: Space Research Innovation Act

116-hr-7236, Space Research Innovation Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7236
- Congress: 116
- Title: Space Research Innovation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2020-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Space Research Innovation Act This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to (1) establish a university-affiliated research center to facilitate NASA capabilities, and (2) use the research center to fund analyses and engineering support related to cis-lunar and deep-space missions and interplanetary research. The bill lists the following entities as eligible to participate in the research center: (1) an institution of higher education, (2) an operator of a federally funded research and development center, and (3) a nonprofit or not-for-profit research institution.

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- 116-hr-8896: AOC Act
- 116-hr-8894: Prescription Freedom Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
- 116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act
- 116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7236 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7236)

## Related
- [116-hr-8896: AOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8896)
- [116-hr-8894: Prescription Freedom Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8894)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
- [116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8855)
- [116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8830)
- [116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8764)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7236 (as of 2025-11-18).