S3823-118

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 28, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment, Trade.

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 H2F77FC06650C4932A071066B108F88D4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2024.
  • Section H27A4ED0649AD454A86658B73AFD0CDC7: 2. Spaceports are treated like airports under exempt facility bond rules Section 142(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Environment, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Environment Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 28, 2024

Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Environment Trade
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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