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LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 5174 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Jasmine Crockett (D)

To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.

Reorganizes federal space law into a clearer structure without changing what NASA can do.

Tradeoff

Restates existing NASA authorities scattered across multiple laws into one organized section of the US Code. No new spending, no policy changes — purely technical consolidation.

What's in it

See official bill text

No budgetary effect over 10 years or any future period.

This bill is a technical corrections measure that updates cross-references and fixes errors in the United States Code with no impact on federal spending, revenues, or enforcement costs.

H.R. 5174, a bill to make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code · Feb 2026

Passed the House by on August 31, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 8, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on the Judiciary(Sep 8, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Sep 10, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 31, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on the Judiciary(Sep 14, 2026)