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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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A bill to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make fertilizer storage facilities eligible for farm storage facility loans, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to improve assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.
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S.Res. 782 · SENATE3d
A resolution recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States by designating June 22 through June 28, 2026, as "National Pollinator Week".
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H.R. 9385 · HOUSE3d
To prohibit entities integral to the national interests of the United States from participating in any foreign sustainability due diligence regulation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently…
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
H.R. 9387 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure consumer choice by requiring truthful labeling of lab-created butter, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
H.R. 9384 · HOUSE3d
To amend the Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014 to adjust the amounts in ABLE accounts excluded from consideration with respect to the Supplemental Security Income Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
H.R. 9381 · HOUSE3d
AWARE Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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119th Congress · S. 2351 · Introduced

Space Exploration Research Act

Latest action Apr 13, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.

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SubjectsEmployment and training programsLand transfersPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentSpace flight and exploration

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · [R-TX] · C001098
    Rep-TX current · 3 terms · @SenTedCruz · 6 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (17)

  • Africa and Global Health Policy (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Aviation, Space, and Innovation (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Border Security and Immigration (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 6
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 9
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 7
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 9
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · Ex Officio · rank 15
  • Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 4

Social media

District offices (6)

  • 300 E 8th, Suite 961, Austin, TX, 78701 · 512-916-5834 · fax 512-916-5839 · 30.269401,-97.7390867
  • 3626 N. Hall St., Suite 410, Lee Park Tower II, Dallas, TX, 75219 · 214-599-8749 · fax 214-361-3518 · 32.8092691,-96.8059281
  • 1919 Smith St., Suite 9047, The Mickey Leland Federal Building, Houston, TX, 77002 · 713-718-3057 · fax 713-209-3459 · 29.758844,-95.3650242
  • 200 S. 10th St., Suite 1603, McAllen, TX, 78501 · 956-686-7339 · 26.2019273,-98.2313667
  • 9901 Ih-10w, Suite 950, San Antonio, TX, 78230 · 210-340-2885 · fax 210-349-6753 · 29.533858,-98.5619881
  • 305 S. Broadway, Suite 501, Tyler, TX, 75702 · 903-593-5130 · 32.3480097,-95.3009807

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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CRUZ, RAFAEL EDWARD TED
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
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2011-01-20
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2025-10-27
last_f2_date
2025-10-27
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2024

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2024
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$107,113,865.62
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$105,485,117.06
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$1,786,707.20
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2019-01-01
coverage_end_date
2024-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (5)

  • Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · [D-CA] · P000145 · Co-sponsored 2025-07-17 · original
    Dem-CA current · 3 terms · @SenAlexPadilla · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · [R-AL] · B001319 · Co-sponsored 2025-07-17 · original
    Rep-AL current · 1 term · @SenKatieBritt · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · [D-NM] · L000570 · Co-sponsored 2025-07-17 · original
    Dem-NM current · 7 terms · @SenatorLujan · 5 district offices
  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · [D-CA] · S001150 · Co-sponsored 2025-07-17 · original
    Dem-CA current · 14 terms · @SenAdamSchiff · 3 district offices
  • Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · [R-MS] · W000437 · Co-sponsored 2025-07-17 · original
    Rep-MS current · 11 terms · @SenatorWicker · 5 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2026-04-13T19:42:44ZReported By
    2025-07-30T15:10:42ZMarkup By
    2025-07-17T20:40:42ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (6)

  • 2026-04-13Calendarsvia Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 369.
  • 2026-04-13Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-117.
  • 2026-04-13Committee14000via Library of Congress
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-117.
  • 2025-07-30Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-07-17IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2025-07-17IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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  • Short Title(s) as Reported to SenateRSS2026-04-15T06:08:22Z
    Space Exploration Research Act
  • Display Title2026-04-14T11:03:26Z
    Space Exploration Research Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-07-25T13:53:25Z
    Space Exploration Research Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-07-25T13:48:35Z
    A bill to supplement existing lease authorities available to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to support research, education, and training, and for other purposes.

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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  • S. 2351, Space Exploration Research Act2026-04-10T17:23:00Z
    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2025

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