# 119-s-1560: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025

119-s-1560, Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1560
- Congress: 119
- Title: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Treats spaceports like airports for tax-exempt municipal financing.** This bill would expand the tax-exempt "exempt facility" bond rules so spaceport projects can qualify for airport-style municipal financing and related carve-outs. - State and local governments and municipal issuers would be able to use tax-exempt bonds for spaceport facilities by adding spaceports to the list of Section 142(a)(1) eligible facilities. The bill also includes a special rule that lets spaceport land leased from the United States be treated as owned by a governmental unit when lease and sublease conditions are met. - Spaceport operators and manufacturers would get a clear statutory definition covering manufacturing, assembly, repair, flight control, launch and reentry services, and transfers of crew or cargo. The definition also specifies "space cargo" and "spacecraft" and adopts related terms from 51 U.S.C. § 50902. - Investors and bond limits would see two changes. The bill adds an exception so U.S. payments of rent or user fees do not automatically make bonds federally guaranteed and it adds a state volume cap rule allowing exempt facility bonds if at least 95% of net proceeds fund a spaceport.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax-exempt bonds for spaceports: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let spaceport projects use tax-exempt private activity bonds like airports. To qualify, at least 95% of net bond proceeds must pay to provide a qualifying spaceport. A qualifying spaceport would be near a launch or reentry site. It would cover manufacturing or repair, fl…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-1961: LAUNCH Act
- 119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1560 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1560)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-1961: LAUNCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1961)
- [119-s-545: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-545)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1560 (as of 2025-12-21).