Legislative Database

The Nirgal.org Legislative Database serves as an archive of every relevant piece of space legislation introduced in Congress since 2010. Designed to be easily accessible and searchable, it provides additional legislative resources and information to the space community and the public at large so they can fully and transparently analyze the space policy work of their elected officials.




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Bill Bill Title Nirgal Bill Category
? COMMEMORATIVE: Bills honoring people or institutions that have contributed to space exploration

ADMINISTRATIVE: Budget, process, and technical bills

LEADERSHIP: Innovative, forward looking legislation

PARTISAN: Bills identified as politically motivated or focused on partisan messaging

SPECIAL: Unique legislation not easily categorized
Main Bill Sponsor Date Introduced Status GovTrack Link
H.CON.RES.26To express the sense of Congress that the first launch of the Space Launch System should be named for Captain Eugene Andrew “Gene” Cernan.COMMEMORATIVERep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)2017-02-15NO ACTIONhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hconres26
H.R.5614Protecting Human Space Flight Act of 2010LEADERSHIPRep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)2010-06-28NO ACTIONhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr5614
S.RES.352A resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe of Concord, New Hampshire.COMMEMORATIVESen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)2016-01-28AGREED TO IN SENATEhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/sres352
S.2890Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016COMMEMORATIVESen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)2016-04-28NO ACTIONhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2890
H.RES.473To declare that space launch is a developmental activity, not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities.LEADERSHIPRep. Brian Babin (R-TX)2019-07-02INTRODUCEDhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hres473
H.R.3610American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2019LEADERSHIPRep. Brian Babin (R-TX)2019-07-02INTRODUCEDhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr3610
H.CON.RES.47Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.COMMEMORATIVERep. Brian Babin (R-TX)2019-06-06INTRODUCEDhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hconres47
S.3211Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012LEADERSHIPSen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)2012-05-21NO ACTIONhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/s3211
H.R.3288Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011LEADERSHIPRep. Howard Berman (D-CA)2011-11-01NO ACTIONhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr3288
S.RES.607A resolution recognizing the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on its 20th anniversary.COMMEMORATIVESen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)2016-09-29AGREED TO IN SENATEhttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/sres607

Source: ProPublica Congress API