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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8187

Introduced

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RKeith Self· Texas
Introduced
April 2, 2026
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.April 2, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8187 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8187

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish 
the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 2, 2026

Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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A BILL

To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish 
the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LUNAR OUTPOST.

Section 70505 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Elements.--Not later than December 31, 2030, the 
Administrator shall seek to establish the initial elements of the lunar 
outpost referred to in subsection (a).''.
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