3.0.0 2351 2026-07-10T18:28:41Z 2026-07-10T18:28:41Z Senate S S 2025-07-17 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2351 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2026-04-13T19:42:44Z Markup By 2025-07-30T15:10:42Z Referred To 2025-07-17T20:40:42Z S. Rept. 119-117 2026-04-13 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369. Calendars 2026-04-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-117. Committee 2026-04-13 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-117. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2025-07-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2025-07-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2025-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2025-07-17 True B001319 Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] Katie Britt R AL 2025-07-17 True L000570 Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2025-07-17 True S001150 Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] Adam Schiff D CA B. 2025-07-17 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2025-07-17 True 2026-04-10T17:23:00Z S. 2351, Space Exploration Research Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62324 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2025 Science, Technology, Communications Employment and training programs 2025-09-09T17:38:35Z Land transfers 2025-09-09T17:36:28Z Public-private cooperation 2025-09-09T17:42:47Z Research and development 2025-09-09T17:38:10Z Space flight and exploration 2025-09-09T17:37:54Z Science, Technology, Communications 2026-04-17T18:26:15Z 25 2026-04-13 Reported to Senate 2026-07-10T18:27:15Z Space Exploration Research Act

This bill explicitly authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its properties to states and localities, universities, and nonprofit organizations to conduct space research and training. (Under current law, NASA is authorized to lease property to individuals and entities subject to specified conditions.)

Under the bill, NASA may use existing authorities to lease property under its jurisdiction to (1) the state in which the property is located or a subdivision thereof, (2) a nonprofit organization founded for educational or scientific purposes, or (3) an institution of higher education. NASA may also enter into agreements to lease back such property.

Construction and operations on leased property must serve a space-related purpose relevant to NASA’s mission. NASA may provide administrative, instructional, and other appropriate support to lessees.

NASA must report annually to Congress on the relevance, value, and other quantifiable benefits of the lease agreements.

]]> Space Exploration Research Act Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 Space Exploration Research Act 2026-04-15T06:08:22Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Display Title 45 Space Exploration Research Act 2026-04-14T11:03:26Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Space Exploration Research Act 2025-07-25T13:53:25Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to supplement existing lease authorities available to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support research, education, and training, and for other purposes. 2025-07-25T13:48:35Z Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2026-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s2351rs/xml/BILLS-119s2351rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2025-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s2351is/xml/BILLS-119s2351is.xml 2026-04-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.