House Bill 5136
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Aeronautics Innovation Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 18, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5136
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Aeronautics Innovation Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
NASA must establish
- a low-boom supersonic aircraft program or project to demonstrate supersonic aircraft designs and technologies to reduce sonic boom noise levels;
- a subsonic flight program of flight technology demonstrations that use existing aircraft and multiple large-scale X-Plane demonstrators to demonstrate aircraft vehicle and propulsion concepts and technologies;
- an advanced structures, materials, and manufacturing program; and
- the 21st Century Aeronautics Capabilities Initiative to ensure that it possesses the infrastructure capabilities and tools necessary to conduct flight demonstration projects across the range of NASA aeronautics interests.
November 18, 2019
11/18/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
11/18/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
11/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 2:00:29 AM