Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025
The Comprehensive NASA Reporting Act of 2025 would require the NASA Administrator to ensure certain congressional reporting is shared promptly with key committees. Specifically, any final report or notice NASA delivers to Congress would also be provided to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology within 10 days of its delivery to other committees or offices. It would also shield nonpublic reports, privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans submitted to those committees from public disclosure. Additionally, if the United States signs an international agreement or nonbinding instrument related to outer-space activities involving NASA, a copy of that instrument must be provided to identified Senate and House committees within 15 days of signing.
Key Points
- 1Any report or notice required by law that NASA provides to Congress must be shared with the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee within 10 days of its delivery to other committees/offices.
- 2Nonpublic/privileged reports, reprogramming requests, and spend plans sent to the specified committees are to be treated as confidential committee documents and not disclosed publicly.
- 3If the U.S. signs an international space-related agreement or instrument involving NASA, NASA must provide a copy to the relevant Senate and House committees within 15 days of signing, including both foreign relations/affairs committees.
- 4The act creates standard definitions for “Administrator” and “NASA” to ensure clarity.
- 5The bill expands congressional oversight and transparency for NASA reporting, while protecting certain sensitive documents from public release.