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Taiwan and American Space Assistance Act of 2025

To provide expanded cooperation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Latest action (Sep 30, 2025) Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary

This bill would require NASA and NOAA to seek expanded cooperation with Taiwan on civilian space activities within 90 days of enactment, coordinating with the State Department. The agencies would be authorized to pursue cooperation in satellite programs, space exploration, weather and atmospheric programs, personnel exchanges with Taiwan's Space Agency, and commercial space technology initiatives of mutual benefit. All cooperation must comply with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and export regulations while protecting U.S. sensitive information and intellectual property. NASA, NOAA, and the State Department would be required to report to Congress within 270 days of enactment and annually for five years on implementation progress, challenges, and relevant developments in the cooperation effort.

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Sponsor (1)
18 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to J. French Hill’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $33,405
  • KKR $29,700
  • COINBASE $28,900
  • BNY MELLON $28,100
  • STEPHENS INC. $27,250

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for J. French Hill → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  2. Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3979 — Taiwan and American Space Assistance Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 95%
  • HR 9042 — Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026 · Introduced May 26, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 7146 — PORCUPINE Act · Introduced Jan 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 69%
  • S 3163 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities. · Introduced Nov 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • S 2684 — United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act · Introduced Oct 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 4294 — Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act · Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mr. Hill of Arkansas (for himself, Mr. Amo, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Min, and Mr. Lieu) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide expanded cooperation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan and American Space Assistance Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.

(a) Requirement.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State, shall seek to engage Taiwan relating to expanding cooperation regarding civilian space activities.

(b) Cooperation Efforts.—In seeking to expand the cooperation regarding civilian space activities between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Taiwan under subsection (a), the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, may carry out efforts to identify and pursue space exploration, space applications, and science initiatives in areas of mutual benefit, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 and applicable export regulations, and taking all appropriate measures to protect sensitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, and economic interests of the United States, in the following areas:

(1) Satellite programs, space exploration programs, and atmospheric and weather programs.

(2) Personnel exchanges of employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the Taiwan Space Agency.

(3) Activities of mutual benefit related to commercial space and atmospheric and weather technology and services.

(c) Report.—

(1) Requirement.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this section.

(2) Contents.—The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A description of the activities conducted between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with Taiwan.

(B) An identification of any challenges that need to be addressed to expand such cooperation.

(C) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.

(D) Any other matter the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of State consider relevant.

(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(1) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and

(2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

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