H.R. 8958 · 118th Congress

NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024

Introduced on Jul 9, 2024 by Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 24, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 9, 2024
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural research
  • Air quality
  • Appropriations
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Education programs funding
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental technology
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Research and development
  • Science and engineering education
  • Space flight and exploration
  • Spacecraft and satellites
  • Technology assessment
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • Water quality
  • Water use and supply

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank D. LucasR-OK-3Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 23, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 366–21

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 9, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jul 9, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jul 9, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  4. Jul 10, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 10, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 0.
  6. Sep 23, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-701.
  7. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-701.
  8. Sep 23, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 595.
  9. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5606-5623)
  11. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8958.
  12. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5627-5628)
  14. Sep 23, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 21, 1 Present (Roll no. 441). (text: CR H5606-5621)House · Roll call 441
  15. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 21, 1 Present (Roll no. 441). (text: CR H5606-5621)House · Roll call 441
  16. Sep 23, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Sep 24, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BLUE ORIGIN, LLC7 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLUE ORIGIN, LLC$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES INC.4 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC.$12.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  3. ASTROSCALE U.S., INC.3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASTROSCALE US INC$203.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Cornell University3 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.3 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$115.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Planet Labs PBC (Formerly Planet Labs Federal Inc.)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PLANET LABS FEDERAL, INC.$8.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. AXIOM SPACE2 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AXIOM SPACE INC$212.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. BOSTON UNIVERSITY2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON UNIVERSITY, TRUSTEES OFAI match · 100%
  9. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)
  11. INTUITIVE MACHINES, INC.2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC$102.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. Motiv Space Systems2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MOTIV SPACE SYSTEMS, INC.$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%
  13. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION2 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. National Space Grant Alliance2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  15. Planet Labs PBC2 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PLANET LABS INC.AI match · 100%
  16. RELATIVITY SPACE2 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELATIVITY SPACE, INC.$220.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. ROCKET LAB USA, INC.2 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROCKET LAB USA INC$20.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. Southwest Research Institute2 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$124.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. THE BOEING COMPANY2 reports
    $5.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BOEING COMPANY$9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  20. THE COALITION OF EPSCOR STATES2 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  21. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory2 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$1.8B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. The Regents of the University of Colorado2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$67.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  23. Tomorrow.io2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE TOMORROW COMPANIES INC.$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  24. University of Michigan2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  25. Vanderbilt University2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  26. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$2B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  27. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $14.8M reported (all issues)
  28. HARVARD UNIVERSITY--PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  29. OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY1 report
    $55K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY$4.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  30. Purdue University1 report
    $25K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PURDUE UNIVERSITY$17.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. Terran Orbital Corporation1 report
    $110K reported (all issues)
  32. VENUS AEROSPACE CORP.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VENUS AEROSPACE CORP.AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.