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51 U.S.C. § 50901

Findings and purposes

United States · Title 51 — NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · Status: effective

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51 U.S.C. § 50901, Findings and purposes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/493149
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Congress finds that— The purposes of this chapter are— to encourage the United States private sector to provide launch vehicles, reentry vehicles, and associated services by—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-303(H.R. 1702)1998-10-28
    Commercial Space Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-492(H.R. 5382)2004-12-23
    Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
    House: 269–120Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-314(H.R. 3237)2010-12-18
    To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-90(H.R. 2262)2015-11-25
    U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
    House: 284–133Senate: no recorded tally