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Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1081| Senate 
| Updated: 9/8/2025
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation establishes new requirements for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding its reporting to Congress. It mandates that any report or notice required by law and provided to Congress by NASA must also be submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology . This submission must occur concurrently with, or no later than 10 days after, its delivery to any other committee or office. The bill further specifies that nonpublic reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans , provided to these committees are to be treated as confidential committee documents and not publicly disclosed. Additionally, it requires the NASA Administrator to submit a report, including a copy of the agreement, to relevant Senate and House committees within 15 days if the United States becomes a signatory to an international agreement or nonbinding instrument concerning outer space activities involving NASA.

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Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 30, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Sep 8, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.
Sep 8, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
  • March 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • April 30, 2025
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.


  • September 8, 2025
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.


  • September 8, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.

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Administrative remediesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1081| Senate 
| Updated: 9/8/2025
This legislation establishes new requirements for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding its reporting to Congress. It mandates that any report or notice required by law and provided to Congress by NASA must also be submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology . This submission must occur concurrently with, or no later than 10 days after, its delivery to any other committee or office. The bill further specifies that nonpublic reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans , provided to these committees are to be treated as confidential committee documents and not publicly disclosed. Additionally, it requires the NASA Administrator to submit a report, including a copy of the agreement, to relevant Senate and House committees within 15 days if the United States becomes a signatory to an international agreement or nonbinding instrument concerning outer space activities involving NASA.

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Timeline
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 30, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Sep 8, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.
Sep 8, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
  • March 14, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 14, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • April 30, 2025
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.


  • September 8, 2025
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-62.


  • September 8, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration