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Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act

USA119th CongressHR-4065| House 
| Updated: 6/20/2025
Randy K. Sr. Weber

Randy K. Sr. Weber

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (2)
Keith Self (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the "Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act," requires the Discovery space shuttle to be transferred from the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This transfer must occur within 18 months of the bill's enactment, under the direction of the NASA Administrator. The Administrator and the Smithsonian Institution are mandated to jointly develop a detailed plan for this transfer, including an estimated timeline and cost, which must be submitted to Congress within 90 days. Following the physical relocation, the Smithsonian Institution must transfer the title to the shuttle to NASA within one year. The bill stipulates that the Discovery space shuttle shall be placed on public exhibition within five miles of the Johnson Space Center to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning. Furthermore, the Administrator may transfer the shuttle's title to a designated nonprofit entity, provided that the entity maintains the shuttle on public exhibition for STEM education in the same specified location. The bill also authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out these provisions.
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Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1403
Introduced in Senate
Jun 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1403
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 20, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 119-1403: Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act
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Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act

USA119th CongressHR-4065| House 
| Updated: 6/20/2025
This legislation, titled the "Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act," requires the Discovery space shuttle to be transferred from the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This transfer must occur within 18 months of the bill's enactment, under the direction of the NASA Administrator. The Administrator and the Smithsonian Institution are mandated to jointly develop a detailed plan for this transfer, including an estimated timeline and cost, which must be submitted to Congress within 90 days. Following the physical relocation, the Smithsonian Institution must transfer the title to the shuttle to NASA within one year. The bill stipulates that the Discovery space shuttle shall be placed on public exhibition within five miles of the Johnson Space Center to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning. Furthermore, the Administrator may transfer the shuttle's title to a designated nonprofit entity, provided that the entity maintains the shuttle on public exhibition for STEM education in the same specified location. The bill also authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out these provisions.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-1403
Introduced in Senate
Jun 20, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • April 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-1403
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • June 20, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Randy K. Sr. Weber

Randy K. Sr. Weber

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (2)
Keith Self (Republican)Roger Williams (Republican)

Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • S 119-1403: Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
District of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHistorical and cultural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersSpacecraft and satellitesSpace flight and explorationTexas