House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 9, 2024
- Committee actionJul 10, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2024 · 366–21
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 24, 2024 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8958.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-701 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Science, Space, and Technology Committee on September 23, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 23, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/701
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8958, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e74f1476e774735b132454586bde7edbe164763863fc6b6eaf2f53d4e6d5dd6b
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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. LUCAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 113, July 9, 2024, Page H4528):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 or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: To reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 9, 2024 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
- 414 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8958, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8958
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e74f1476e774735b132454586bde7edbe164763863fc6b6eaf2f53d4e6d5dd6b
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Eric Sorensen (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.