H.R. 5345: ALSTAR Act
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H.R. 5345: ALSTAR Act
115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-20 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
ALSTAR Act
Plain summary
American Leadership in Space Technology and Advanced Rocketry Act or the ALSTAR Act This bill directs the Marshall Space Flight Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Huntsville, Alabama, to provide national leadership in rocket propulsion by carrying out specified activities, including: contributing to interagency coordination to preserve critical national rocket propulsion capabilities; collaborating with industry, academia, and professional organizations to most effectively use national capabilities and resources; monitoring public- and private-sector rocket propulsion activities to develop and promote a strong, healthy rocket propulsion industrial base; and evaluating and recommending new rocket propulsion technologies for further development.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5345, ALSTAR Act (2018-04-18)
Cosponsors on this site
Brian Babin (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5345.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5345 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115