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WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives unanimously approved S. 7, the NASA Enhanced Use Lease Extension Act of 2018, sponsored by Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss). The bipartisan bill is now on its way to the President’s desk.
WASHINGTON – House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Energy Subcommittee Vice Chairman Steve Knight (R-Calif.) praised passage of Knight’s bill today that strengthens aerospace education workforce opportunities for women.
The bipartisan HR. 4254, the Women in Aerospace Education Act, authored by Vice Chairman Knight, is now headed to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON – Today, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Space Subcommittee Chairman Brian Babin (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding the successful landing of NASA’s InSight mission.
Chairman Smith and Chairman Babin:
WASHINGTON – Today the House of Representatives approved H.R. 302, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018, by a vote of 398-23.
H.R. 302 includes the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee’s FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act (the FLIGHT R&D Act) as Title VII.
WASHINGTON – The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee finished a two-part hearing today on delays and cost increases for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
By Rep. Lamar Smith and Sen. John Thune
For the last several decades, America's lead in cutting-edge technology has helped propel our economy and national security. America is now in a race with China and Europe to develop the next technological breakthroughs based on the power of quantum science. It's a race we must win.
By Rep. Lamar Smith
WASHINGTON – Chairman Lamar Smith of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee gave remarks today at the Hudson Institute’s discussion of the New Era in Space. Smith’s remarks touched on the growing private sector presence in space and how the government can effectively collaborate with industry while spurring investment and innovation.
S. 141, the Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act, bill ordered reported as amended to the House by voice vote.
Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute, offered by Mr. Perlmutter (D-Colo.), agreed to by voice vote.