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HR5122Referred to Committee

NASA Talent Exchange Program Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-03
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Emilia Strong Sykes
Emilia Strong Sykes
Democrat · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 95.9% (589 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$197k
  • Climate & Environment$26k

Full profile: /officials/S001223

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Max L. Miller (R-OH-7)Original· 2025-09-03
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2026-01-08

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

2025-09-03

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyReferred To · 2025-09-03

Previously

  • Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-03

Plain-English Summary

This bill would create a program allowing NASA employees and scientists to temporarily work at private companies, universities, and other organizations, and vice versa, so that people can share knowledge and skills between the space agency and the broader scientific community. The exchange would help NASA stay current with the latest technology and innovations while giving outside researchers and engineers direct experience with NASA's work. Workers in science and technology fields, as well as companies and research institutions that partner with NASA, would benefit from this knowledge-sharing arrangement.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Science, Technology, Communications
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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