H.R. 1702 · 105th Congress · enacted
Commercial Space Act of 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-303.
Latest official action 1998-10-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Promotion of Commercial Space Opportunities Title II: Federal Acquisition of Space Transportation Services Commercial Space Act of 1998 - Title I: Promotion of Commercial Space Opportunities - Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to deliver to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate: (1) a specified study that identifies and examines the opportunities for commercial providers to play a role in International Space Station activities, including operation, use, servicing, and augmentation; and (2) an independently-conducted market study that examines and evaluates potential industry interest in providing commercial goods and services for the operation, servicing, and augmentation of the International Space Station, and in the commercial use of the International Space Station (including updates to the cost savings and revenue estimates made in the preceding study, based on the external market assessment). Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress, no later than the submission of the President's annual budget request for FY 2000, stating the number of proposals (whether solicited or not) NASA received during 1997 and 1998 regarding commercial operation, servicing, utilization, or augmentation of the Interna…
Congressional Research Service · 1998-10-05
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
12 of 12 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$8,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTURKISH AMERICAN COALITION PAC- TAC-PAC$7,150
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,150
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNESTPOINT PAC$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordENVELOPE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC)$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHILLTOP HOLDINGS INC PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordONE GENERATION$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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