To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to seek to establish the initial elements of a lunar outpost, and for other purposes.

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

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  "constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 61 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. SELF:\nH.R. 8187.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nCongress has the power to provide for the common defense\nand to promote the progress of science and useful arts, and\nto make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into\nexecution these powers, pursuant to Article I, Section 8,\nClauses 1, 8, and 18 of the Constitution of the United\nStates.\n[Page H2821]\n</pre>"
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