H.R. 5063: ASTEROIDS Act
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H.R. 5063: ASTEROIDS Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-10 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ASTEROIDS Act
Plain summary
American Space Technology for Exploring Resource Opportunities In Deep Space Act or the ASTEROIDS Act - Directs the President through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other appropriate federal agencies to facilitate the commercial exploration and utilization of asteroid resources to meet national needs; discourage government barriers to the development of economically viable, safe, and stable industries for the exploration and utilization of asteroid resources in outer space in manners consistent with the existing international obligations of the United States; promote the right of U.S. commercial entities to explore and utilize resources from asteroids in outer space, in accordance with such obligations, free from harmful interference, and to transfer or sell such resources; and develop the frameworks necessary to meet the international obligations of the United States.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · 18 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
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- Obligation
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5063.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5063 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113