Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1081
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-03-14
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative remedies

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-08
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <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>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 150 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1081 [Report No. 119–62] 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 . 2. Definitions 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. 3. Reports to Congress (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.

September 8, 2025 Reported with amendments

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1081 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 . 2. Definitions 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. 3. Reports to Congress (a) Congressional reports and notices Any report or notice 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 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.