HR3697-119

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study, and publish guidance, on the conversion of rural abandoned factories, space centers, and military bases into space-related manufacturing facilities and space complexes, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 3, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural American Vitalization in Extraterrestrial Space Reporting Act of 2025 or the RAVES Reporting Act of 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural American Vitalization in Extraterrestrial Space Reporting Act of 2025 or the RAVES Reporting Act of 2025.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural American Vitalization in Extraterrestrial Space Reporting Act of 2025 or the RAVES Reporting Act of 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural American Vitalization in Extraterrestrial Space Reporting Act of 2025 or the RAVES Reporting Act of 2025 and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 3, 2025

Mr. David Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"rural area, with respect to an abandoned factory, space center, or military base," §H9208B163C97B462BB693BCA94C18D5F4

such a factory, center, or base, as the case may be, that is located in any area other than— a city or town that has a population of greater than 50,000 inhabitants

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