US Congress Senate Bill 2800 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 21 2020 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-21 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Reauthorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2020. The bill provides for continued use of the International Space Station through 2030 and authorizes NASA programs and activities, including a rocket engine test infrastructure program, a low-Earth orbit commercialization program, a Lunar Discovery Program for lunar science research, a 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative, a Skilled Technical Education Outreach Program for secondary school students, and a 21st Century Space Launch Infrastructure Program. NASA shall establish the Planetary Defense Coordination Office to implement a program for surveying threats posed by near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter. NASA shall also continue providing opportunities for formal and informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) education engagement activities, including under the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-21	House	Held at the desk.
2020-12-21	House	Received in the House.
2020-12-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-18	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7666-7682)
2020-12-18	Senate	S.Amdt.2718 Amendment SA 2718 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-18	Senate	S.Amdt.2718 Amendment SA 2718 proposed by Senator Cruz. (consideration: CR S7666-7682; text: CR S7666-7682) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-12-18	Senate	The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-18	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7650-7682; text: CR S7651-7666)
2020-09-08	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.
2020-09-08	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-262.
2019-11-13	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-11-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1029 (Related) 2019-02-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
SB381 (Related) 2019-02-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB2831 (Related) 2019-11-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2800/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2800/BILLS-116s2800is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2800/BILLS-116s2800rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2800/BILLS-116s2800es.pdf