# 119-hr-9651: Space Ready 2.0 Act

119-hr-9651, Space Ready 2.0 Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9651
- Congress: 119
- Title: Space Ready 2.0 Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Private and public investment** would fund shared infrastructure upgrades at NASA Centers through a pilot program that accepts voluntary contributions and sets rules for cost sharing, baselines, ownership, and reporting. - NASA and NASA Centers: Lets NASA accept voluntary contributions for capital repairs, maintenance, and improvements under agreements and allows use of Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration (CECR) funds as provided in appropriations. Projects must have cost and schedule baselines and a final breakdown of costs for contributors. - Commercial contributors: Agreements must spell out terms of use, ownership, cost sharing, and who covers overruns. Unspent contributions must be returned or redesignated, and funds tied to a project that are not spent within 90 days after a project becomes operational may be refunded or redesignated at the contributor's election. - Oversight and limits: The Administrator must consult public entities to avoid duplication and report to Congress within 180 days and annually thereafter on expenditures and proposed uses. Authority to collect voluntary contributions ends on December 31, 2031.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Private funding pilot for NASA centers: mixed, low. This bill would let NASA run a pilot to accept voluntary financial or in-kind contributions to repair, improve, expand, or operate common-use infrastructure at one or more NASA Centers. NASA would only accept contributions to the extent and in the amounts Congress provides in an appropriations law.…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9651 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9651)

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- [119-hr-5351: NSF AI Education Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5351)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9651 (as of 2026-10-07).