S 1081
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Requires NASA to send Congress's science and commerce committees any legally required report or notice at the same time it goes to other committees, or within 10 days after it goes elsewhere.
Official title: Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced
14-MAR-2025
Referred
14-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
30-APR-2025
Reported
08-SEP-2025
On the calendar
08-SEP-2025
- Requires NASA reports and notices that federal law requires it to provide to Congress to go to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee at the same time as other recipients, or within 10 days after delivery to any other committee or office.
- Treats nonpublic reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans sent to those two committees as confidential committee documents that are not disclosed publicly.
- Requires NASA's Administrator to submit a copy of any international agreement or nonbinding instrument on outer space activities involving NASA to four committees within 15 days after the United States signs it.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (14-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 08-SEP-2025).
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