HR 6638 · 119th Congress

To require a report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes.

This bill asks NASA and the Department of Commerce to study whether the U.S. should create a new institute focused on space resources. Space resources are raw materials and energy sources found in outer space—think of things like minerals on the moon or asteroids. The bill wants these two agencies to work together a…

Sponsor

Foushee, Valerie P. (D-North Carolina)

Introduced

2025-12-11

Policy area

Science, Technology, Communications

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.