Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
This bill requires the Discovery space shuttle be moved from the Smithsonian Institution’s Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston within 18 months.
NASA and the Smithsonian must jointly submit a transfer plan, including timeline and cost estimates, to Congress within 90 days.
Technically simple and non-ideological, but stakeholder resistance, open-ended funding, and regional politics reduce odds unless folded into a larger vehicle.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward substantive directive that imposes specific obligations and deadlines on federal entities and authorizes funding. It is generally clear about the principal actions required and the responsible parties but is light on operational, legal, and fiscal detail needed to ensure smooth execution and manage risks.
Support level: conservatives strongly supportive; liberals mixed/conditional
Support level: conservatives strongly supportive; liberals mixed/conditional
Supportive of STEM public exhibition but wary.
Likely to question moving a national museum artifact for regional or political reasons and read transfer-to-nonprofit language skeptically.
Pragmatic but cautious.
Will evaluate the bill based on the submitted cost and timeline, and seek assurances on preservation, accountability, and minimal fiscal impact.
Generally favorable.
Views the transfer as returning an important national asset to the Houston space community and expanding local STEM opportunities, while preferring efficient execution and limited extra spending.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technically simple and non-ideological, but stakeholder resistance, open-ended funding, and regional politics reduce odds unless folded into a larger vehicle.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Support level: conservatives strongly supportive; liberals mixed/conditional
Technically simple and non-ideological, but stakeholder resistance, open-ended funding, and regional politics reduce odds unless folded int…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward substantive directive that imposes specific obligations and deadlines on federal entities and authorizes funding. It is generally clear about the…
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