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Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025

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(R-TX)
Introduced:
Mar 14, 2025
Policy Area:
Science, Technology, Communications

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1
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Sep 8, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.

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Introduced in Senate - Mar 14, 2025 00
<p><strong>Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill sets forth general requirements for the submission of reports and notices to Congress by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also requires NASA to provide Congress with a copy of any international agreement or nonbinding instrument entered into by the United States that concerns NASA’s activities in space.&nbsp;</p>

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
Type: Calendars | Source: Senate
Sep 8, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.
Type: Committee | Source: Senate
Sep 8, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.
Type: Committee | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 14000
Sep 8, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Type: Committee | Source: Senate
Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Mar 14, 2025

Subjects (5)

Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Government information and archives National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science, Technology, Communications (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (1)

(D-IL)
Mar 14, 2025

Text Versions (2)

Reported to Senate

Sep 8, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Mar 14, 2025

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Length: 3,885 characters Version: Reported to Senate Version Date: Sep 8, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 12, 2025 6:14 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1081 Reported in Senate

(RS) ]

<DOC>

Calendar No. 150
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1081

[Report No. 119-62]

To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 14, 2025

Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation

September 8, 2025

Reported by Mr. Cruz, with amendments
[Omit the parts struck through and insert the parts printed in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.

In this Act:

(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.

(2) NASA.--The term ``NASA'' means the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.
SEC. 3.

(a) Congressional Reports and Notices.--Any report or notice final
report or notification required by law that is provided to Congress by
NASA shall be provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives, concurrently with not later
than 10 days after its delivery to any other committee or office.

(b) Privileged Reports and Reprogramming Requests.--Nonpublic
reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and
spend plans provided to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology of the House of Representatives pursuant to subsection

(a) shall be treated as confidential committee documents and shall not to
be disclosed publicly.
(c) Reports on International Agreements.--If the United States
becomes a signatory to an international agreement or nonbinding
instrument concerning activities in outer space involving NASA, the
Administrator shall, not later than 15 days after the date on which the
United States becomes a signatory, submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
containing a copy of such agreement or instrument.
Calendar No. 150

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1081

[Report No. 119-62]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration to submit certain reports to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and for other
purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

September 8, 2025

Reported with amendments