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HR6638119th Congress

To require a report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

Introduced

Summary

Evaluate creating a space resources institute. This bill would require the NASA Administrator and the Secretary of Commerce to jointly deliver, within 180 days after enactment, a report to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that assesses whether and how to establish an institute focused on space resources. The report would evaluate goals such as identifying, developing, and distributing space resources, reducing technical and business risks, and researching responsible use. It would also compare virtual versus physical institute models and the value of partnering with institutions of higher education, the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Study on a U.S. space resources institute

This bill would require the NASA Administrator and the Commerce Secretary to jointly deliver a report within 180 days after enactment to two congressional committees. The report would evaluate the merits of, and options for, creating an institute focused on space resources to help keep the United States preeminent in space. It would cover finding, developing, and distributing space resources, ways to reduce technical and business risks, and research on responsible use. It would examine how space resources could support or enable space programs and possibly supplement Earth supplies. The report would compare a virtual institute versus a physical one and study partnerships with colleges, the aerospace industry, and the extractive industry.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]

NC • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

Roll Call Votes

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