Congress creates a space school that must be in Florida.
S. 5398 — STARS Act of 2026 · Filed by Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a new United States Space School run by NASA. It will train space pilots, engineers, and space leaders. The law says the school must be in Florida. Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Patrick Space Force Base, and space companies are there. The NASA Administrator has 180 days to pick a Florida site. The Administrator must also plan the classes and set the budget.
Who it affects
The school will train cadets and create space jobs. Citizens get stronger space work and career paths. Cadets from other states may find it harder to attend.
One thing to notice
The bill picks Florida before any other state was considered. Other states did not get a chance to compete.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- NASA — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. space agency.
- NASA Administrator — The leader of NASA who runs the agency.
- cadets — Students who train to become officers or pilots.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,318 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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