S. 584 · 116th Congress
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act
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This bill addresses the establishment of U.S. policy, programs, and activities pertaining to human presence in space.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2019
Advancing Human Spaceflight Act
This bill addresses the establishment of U.S. policy, programs, and activities pertaining to human presence in space.
The bill declares that it is U.S. policy to permanently establish a human presence in low-Earth orbit and that such capability shall
- maintain U.S. global leadership and relations with partners and allies,
- contribute to the general welfare of the United States, and
- be affordable so as to not preclude a robust portfolio of other human space exploration activities.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall ensure that the International Space Station (ISS) remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential U.S. use through at least FY2030.
NASA must submit a strategy that includes how it will transition to a successor platform to the ISS.
The bill expands the objectives of NASA to include the expansion of permanent human presence beyond Earth in a way that enables human space settlement and a thriving space economy.
NASA shall establish a program of developing space suits and associated technologies.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Advancing Human Spaceflight Act
Latest action (Feb 27, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 27, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.