HR 477 · in committee · significant
MACH Act
- defense
What this bill does
- NASA establishes a research program to test high-speed aircraft and hypersonic technologies.
- NASA, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Aviation Administration coordinate on the effort.
- NASA cannot fund technology development or partner with foreign entities from China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would restricting partnerships with certain foreign nations affect NASA's ability to recruit top hypersonic researchers or access cutting-edge materials?
- 02
What specific benchmarks or timelines should Congress require to measure whether this research program delivers practical high-speed aircraft capabilities?
- 03
Which agency should lead coordination between NASA, DoD, and the FAA, and how would conflicts over funding priorities be resolved?
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Sponsor · R-CA-20
Vince Fong
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-16
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-16 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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