HR8198-119

In Committee

OUTPACE in Space Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 6, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, OUTPACE in Space Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Science & Space, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0C70A41E5DE14401B25B6062E89CE5A7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Optimizing United States Technology to Preempt Adversarial Communist Expansion in Space Act or the OUTPACE in Space...
  • Section HB16E35C63D9C45BFB7E3C43ECB9A1ED6: 2. Strengthening launch and reentry It is the sense of Congress that— the commercial space transportation industry and the emerging hypersonic industry will...
  • Section HCBBBA8FF0B7546919D0123D1A4F5CB6B: 3. Research security Neither the Secretary of Commerce nor the Secretary of Transportation may carry out any research or a development initiative related to...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, OUTPACE in Space Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Science & Space, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, OUTPACE in Space Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Science & Space Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 6, 2026

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

Apr 6, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 6, 2026

Mr. Fong introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Science & Space Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"foreign business entity" §HCBBBA8FF0B7546919D0123D1A4F5CB6B

an entity that is— organized under, or otherwise subject to, the laws of a foreign country of concern

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