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Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1560| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2025
Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for the purpose of exempt facility bond rules . This change allows for tax-exempt financing of spaceport development, aiming to stimulate investment and growth in the commercial space industry by reducing the cost of capital for infrastructure projects. The bill provides a comprehensive definition of a "spaceport," encompassing facilities used for manufacturing, assembling, or repairing spacecraft, flight control operations, and providing launch or reentry services, as well as transferring crew or cargo. Notably, a facility does not need to be available for public use to qualify, and manufacturing facilities within spaceports are explicitly included. Additionally, the bill clarifies that spaceport property on land leased from the United States can still be considered government-owned for bond purposes, creates an exception from federally guaranteed bond prohibitions for U.S. government payments, and excludes these bonds from state volume caps.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3823
Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024
May 1, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3142
Introduced in House
May 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3823
    Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024


  • May 1, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3142
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3142: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025

Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1560| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2025
This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for the purpose of exempt facility bond rules . This change allows for tax-exempt financing of spaceport development, aiming to stimulate investment and growth in the commercial space industry by reducing the cost of capital for infrastructure projects. The bill provides a comprehensive definition of a "spaceport," encompassing facilities used for manufacturing, assembling, or repairing spacecraft, flight control operations, and providing launch or reentry services, as well as transferring crew or cargo. Notably, a facility does not need to be available for public use to qualify, and manufacturing facilities within spaceports are explicitly included. Additionally, the bill clarifies that spaceport property on land leased from the United States can still be considered government-owned for bond purposes, creates an exception from federally guaranteed bond prohibitions for U.S. government payments, and excludes these bonds from state volume caps.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3823
Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024
May 1, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3142
Introduced in House
May 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3823
    Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024


  • May 1, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3142
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ashley Moody

Ashley Moody

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (1)
Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3142: Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted