•HRES 37 IH 
Whereas President Donald J. Trump directed the Secretary 
of Defense to reestablish United States Space Command 
as a unified combatant command on December 18, 2018; 
Whereas, as a result of President Donald J. Trump’s direc-
tion, the Secretary of Defense directed the United States 
Air Force Basing Office to initiate a basing action for the 
preferred permanent location of United States Space 
Command headquarters, hereafter referred to as the 
‘‘2019 Basing Action’’; 
Whereas the Secretary of the Air Force signed a memo-
randum approving a provisional headquarters pending the 
selection of a preferred permanent location for United 
States Space Command on January 15, 2020; 
Whereas, on April 15, 2019, the Secretary of the Air Force 
was given the authority to make a decision on the pre-
ferred permanent location for United States Space Com-
mand Headquarters; 
Whereas, as a further result of President Trump’s direction, 
the Secretary of Defense reestablished United States 
Space Command as a unified combatant command on 
August 29, 2019; 
Whereas, as a result of concerns expressed by Congress re-
garding the 2019 Basing Action, the Secretary of De-
fense and Secretary of the Air Force met to discuss a 
modified basing action and approved the 2020 Basing 
Action, hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Strategic Basing Ac-
tion’’, on April 27, 2020; 
Whereas the approved Strategic Basing Action contained 
three phases and was initiated on May 14, 2020, starting 
with the Self Nomination Phase and the solicitation of 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Jan 14, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR37.IH
HR37
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
•HRES 37 IH 
proposals from military installations interested in hosting 
United States Space Command Headquarters; 
Whereas, during the Self Nomination Phase, 66 candidate lo-
cations in 26 States were nominated and the Air Force 
Basing Office determined 50 locations met the initial 
nomination criteria; 
Whereas the second Strategic Basing Action phase, hereafter 
referred to as the ‘‘Evaluation Phase’’, began on July 23, 
2020, and assessed each of the 50 locations on four eval-
uation factors ‘‘Mission’’, ‘‘Capacity’’, ‘‘Community’’, and 
‘‘Costs to the Department of Defense’’, with 21 criteria 
between the factors; 
Whereas the Evaluation Phase concluded on November 18, 
2020, and the United States Air Force publicly an-
nounced six finalists to advance to the third phase of the 
Strategic Basing Action on November 19, 2020, ranked 
in the following order: 
(1) Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. 
(2) Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. 
(3) Joint Base San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. 
(4) Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, 
Colorado. 
(5) Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New 
Mexico. 
(6) Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Flor-
ida. 
Whereas the 2022 Department of Defense Inspector General 
report titled ‘‘Evaluation of the Air Force Selection Proc-
ess for the Permanent Location of the U.S. Space Com-
mand Headquarters’’ found that there was a large break 
in qualification that occurred after the top two locations 
during the Evaluation Phase; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Jan 14, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR37.IH
HR37
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
•HRES 37 IH 
Whereas the third phase of the Strategic Basing Action, 
hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Selection Phase’’, was con-
ducted from December 4, 2020, through January 7, 
2021; 
Whereas the findings of the Selection Phase resulted in the 
six finalists from the Evaluation Phase being ranked in 
the following order: 
(1) Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. 
(2) Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New 
Mexico. 
(3) Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska. 
(4) Joint Base San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. 
(5) Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, 
Colorado. 
(6) Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Flor-
ida. 
Whereas the Strategic Basing Action found that Redstone 
Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, consistently ranked as 
the top location throughout the process and compared 
more favorably across the 4 key factors and 21 criteria 
than any other finalist location; 
Whereas the Strategic Basing Action found that Huntsville, 
more so than any other finalist location, provided a large, 
qualified workforce, quality schools, superior infrastruc-
ture, and low initial and recurring costs to the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
Whereas the aforementioned points proved that Redstone Ar-
senal in Huntsville, Alabama, was and remains to be, the 
best location for United States Space Command Head-
quarters and informed the decision of the United States 
Air Force selecting the site as the preferred location on 
January 13, 2021; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Jan 14, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR37.IH
HR37
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
•HRES 37 IH 
Whereas the findings of the Strategic Basing Action have 
been supported by reports following subsequent Depart-
ment of Defense Inspector General and Government Ac-
countability Office investigations; and 
Whereas, despite an extensive process determining that Red-
stone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, was the best pos-
sible location for United States Space Command, on July 
31, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden and his Presidential 
administration chose to disregard the findings of the 
Strategic Basing Action and announced the intention to 
locate the headquarters at the fifth best location, Colo-
rado Springs, Colorado: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that the United States Air 
Force’s Strategic Basing Action process complied 
with law and policy and was justified in identifying 
Huntsville as the preferred permanent location for 
United States Space Command Headquarters; 
(2) strongly commends President Donald J. 
Trump and his first Presidential administration for 
completing a robust and fact-based Strategic Basing 
Action focused on what was best to ensure the na-
tional security and fiscal responsibility of the United 
States and well-being of service members and their 
families; 
(3) strongly condemns President Joseph R. 
Biden and his Presidential administration for dis-
regarding the findings of the Strategic Basing Ac-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Jan 14, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\HR37.IH
HR37
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
•HRES 37 IH 
tion and allowing United States Space Command 
Headquarters to be based at the fifth best location; 
and 
(4) encourages President Donald J. Trump and 
his incoming second Presidential administration to 
halt the Biden administration’s disastrous decision 
and immediately proceed in establishing a perma-
nent headquarters for United States Space Com-
mand at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Jan 14, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\HR37.IH
HR37
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB