Continue championing legislation to keep U.S. space capabilities and high-tech jobs on American soil.

Brian Babin · Texas · Republican

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Occurrences

As Chairman, I will continue to champion legislation to ensure our space faring capabilities and high-tech jobs remain on U.S. soil rather than overseas.

Commits to keep advancing space-related legislation and domestic job retention.

Babin for Congress - Priorities
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keep NASA’s Johnson Space Center at the forefront of the next generation of space exploration

Babin commits to keeping Johnson Space Center central to future space exploration.

Press Release: Babin Files for Re-Election in the Race for Texas Congressional District 36
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Evidence

"In February, this Committee unanimously reported a bipartisan NASA reauthorization bill to the House... I look forward to working with Ranking Member Lofgren and our counterparts in the Senate to get a bill to the President’s desk soon."

Babin is still actively advancing NASA reauthorization and pressing for enactment, which is concrete legislative championing in the current term. The statement shows ongoing effort, but not final passage into law.

partial same_term A for effort

Opening Statement of Chairman Brian Babin at A Review of the President’s Budget Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Fiscal Year 2027
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"Rep Babin: Artemis II Proves America is Ready to Win Space Race"

Babin publicly tied the Artemis II mission to U.S. space leadership during the lookback window, reinforcing continued advocacy for domestic space capability. This is supportive activity, not proof of a completed legislative outcome.

partial same_term

Video Gallery | U.S. Representative Brian Babin
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Babin said the New Glenn incident would be reviewed for implications for Artemis and that maintaining momentum toward America’s return to the Moon remains a national priority.

Official committee statement keeping attention on Artemis, lunar exploration, and U.S. launch capability.

partial same_term A for effort

Chairman Babin Issues Statement on New Glenn Incident at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - Press Releases - House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans
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Babin said Artemis is about securing American leadership in space and that he looks forward to working with colleagues in Congress to sustain it.

Continued public advocacy for U.S. space leadership and congressional follow-through on Artemis.

partial same_term A for effort

Chairman Babin Congratulates Artemis III Crew on Selection for Historic Mission - Press Releases - House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans
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The committee passed H.R. 7273, and its summary says the bill advances Moon and Mars exploration, commercial space, next-generation space technology, and workforce development.

Concrete legislative action matching the promise’s space-capability and domestic high-tech workforce goals.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 - Bills - House Committee on Science Space & Tech - Republicans
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was to continue championing legislation, not necessarily to finish enactment. In his current federal term, Babin publicly and repeatedly pushed for U.S. space leadership and domestic capability, and he materially advanced that goal as committee chair by moving the bipartisan NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 through committee. That is concrete legislative championing tied to space capability, commercial space, next-generation technology, and workforce development, so the promise is best judged delivered in the same term.

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delivered same_term A for effort

Babin promised to continue championing legislation supporting U.S. space capabilities and domestic high-tech jobs. The evidence shows same-term federal activity directly aligned with that promise: as House Science Committee chair, he advanced and publicly pressed for a bipartisan NASA reauthorization bill and continued public advocacy around U.S. space leadership. Because the promised action was continued championing rather than final enactment of a specific bill, the documented legislative advancement and advocacy are sufficient for delivery, though the underlying bill had not yet become law.

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