U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10430: STARS Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To establish the United States Space Academy as a service academy of the United States, to require that the Academy be located in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish the United States Space Academy as a service academy of the United States, to require that the Academy be located in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To establish the United States Space Academy as a service academy of the United States, to require that the Academy be located in the State of Florida, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing The Advancement of Rising Spacefarers Act of 2026 or the STARS Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Space is a vital domain for the national security, economic competitiveness, and technological leadership of the United States, and the Nation's continued dominance in space depends on a pipeline of highly trained astronauts, engineers, operators, and civil servants. (2) On August 28, 2026, the President signed an Executive order establishing the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy, directing that Commission to recommend a governance framework, curriculum, and site-selection process for a proposed NASA-led Federal service academy dedicated to space. (3) Recent executive actions, including the establishment of the Presidential Commission on the United States Space Academy, reflect a renewed national commitment to expanding the pipeline of American space talent and reasserting American leadership in the space domain amid growing strategic competition, including from the People's Republic of China. (4) The State of Florida is home to the John F. Kennedy Space Center, the single most active human spaceflight launch complex …
Sponsors
- Byron Donalds (R, HD-FL-19) · primary sponsor
- Mike Haridopolos (R, HD-FL-8)
- Daniel Webster (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB10430?
- HB10430 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): STARS Act of 2026.
- What does HB10430 do?
- In its own words: To establish the United States Space Academy as a service academy of the United States, to require that the Academy be located in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10430?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10430?
- Byron Donalds (R, HD-FL-19), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10430?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10430
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