119-sres-302119th Congress

A resolution designating June 30, 2025 as "Asteroid Day".

Sponsored By: Senator Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Introduced

Summary

This resolution would designate June 30, 2025 as Asteroid Day to raise public awareness of asteroid risks and planetary defense. It frames asteroids as both a potential threat and a scientific resource, cites the February 15, 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor that injured 1,491 people and released energy equivalent to 30 atomic bombs, notes that Asteroid Day began in 2015 and was recognized by the United Nations in 2016, references the Association of Space Explorers' advocacy, and calls for increased public awareness and support for asteroid research and planetary defense.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 6/25/2025

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