Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 requires NASA final reports or notifications required by law to be provided to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Science Committee not later than 10 days after delivery to any other congressional committee or office. Nonpublic NASA reports, including privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans, are treated as confidential committee documents and may not be publicly disclosed.
The bill also requires NASA to send congressional committees a copy of any international agreement or nonbinding instrument concerning outer space activities involving NASA within 15 days after the United States becomes a signatory. The agreement report goes to Senate Commerce, Senate Foreign Relations, House Science, and House Foreign Affairs.
Who Benefits and How
Senate Commerce Committee members benefit from timely access to NASA reports and notices. House Science Committee members benefit from the same access and confidentiality rules. Foreign affairs committees benefit from copies of NASA-related space agreements. NASA oversight staff benefit from a clear report-routing rule. Space policy analysts benefit if international space commitments are reported consistently.
Who Bears the Burden and How
NASA program offices must track statutory reports, notices, reprogramming requests, spend plans, and delivery dates. The NASA Administrator must provide international space agreement copies within 15 days. Committee staff must protect confidential nonpublic documents. NASA legislative affairs staff must manage parallel committee distribution within the 10-day window.
Key Provisions
- Requires NASA reports and notices to be provided to Senate Commerce and House Science within 10 days of other delivery.
- Protects nonpublic NASA reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans as confidential committee documents.
- Requires NASA international space agreements or nonbinding instruments to be reported within 15 days.
- Directs agreement reports to Senate Commerce, Senate Foreign Relations, House Science, and House Foreign Affairs.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires NASA final reports, notices, privileged reports, reprogramming requests, spend plans, and international space agreement reports to be shared with named Senate and House committees, while treating nonpublic NASA materials as confidential committee documents.
Key Policy Areas
NASA, Congressional Oversight, Space Policy
Primary Purpose
Requires NASA final reports, notices, privileged reports, reprogramming requests, spend plans, and international space agreement reports to be shared with named Senate and House committees, while treating nonpublic NASA materials as confidential committee documents.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Senate Commerce Committee members
- House Science Committee members
- Foreign affairs committees
- NASA oversight staff
- Space policy analysts
Identified Costs
- NASA program offices
- NASA Administrator
- Committee staff
- NASA legislative affairs staff
Sponsors
Ted Cruz
R-TX | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Cruz, with amendments
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz …
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported …
Mr. Cruz (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Committee staff, Foreign affairs committees, House Science Committee members
Positive-direction: Foreign affairs committees, House Science Committee members, Senate Commerce Committee members
Negative-direction: Committee staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "nasa"
- → National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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