HR 5174
Passed a chamber
Reorganizes and renumbers the federal space and aeronautics laws in title 51 of the U.S. Code, updating outdated references and committee names while stating that the rewording is not meant to change what the law requires.
Official title: To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
08-SEP-2025
Referred
08-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
10-SEP-2025
Passed
31-AUG-2026
Senate
Received
14-SEP-2026
- Renumbers and regroups chapters on NASA funding, facilities, aeronautics, the International Space Station, and human spaceflight, and reserves chapter numbers for future use
- Updates committee names from Committee on Science and Technology to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and replaces outdated dates with specific calendar dates
- States that the restatement does not change the meaning or effect of existing law, and that revision notes in a committee report must be considered by courts when interpreting changed wording
- Moves several existing provisions into new sections, including counterfeit parts controls, information security, and limits on international space agreements
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (08-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 31-AUG-2026).
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- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
Science, Technology, Communications
No cosponsors.