House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-90

U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act

H.R. 2262Introduced May 12, 2015Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Nov 25, 2015.

Sponsor: Rep. Kevin McCarthy R-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 12, 2015
Committee actionMay 13, 2015
Passed HouseMay 21, 2015 · 284–133
Passed SenateNov 10, 2015 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 16, 2015
To the PresidentNov 19, 2015
Became lawNov 25, 2015

Latest action: Nov 25, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-90.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2262.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2262, SPACE Act of 2015” on May 19, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 13, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2015 ↗
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May 19, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2262, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2262
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-119 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on May 18, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported May 18, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 2262, 114th Congress
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September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCARTHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 72, May 12, 2015, Page H2878):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes. and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 12, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 2262, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 12 Republicans

0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Michael McCaul (R-TX), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-23 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.