Congresswoman Gillen previously secured an amendment in the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 to strengthen America’s leadership in space by expanding NASA’s research and technology partnerships in Nassau County and nationwide.
I will work to strengthen NASA’s research and technology partnerships in Nassau County and nationwide.
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Official markup results list Gillen's Amendment 21 to H.R. 7273 as directing NASA to expand research and technology consortia across mission areas and partnerships among industry, academia, and the public sector; the amendment was agreed to by voice vote.
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The Gillen amendment would create a section on NASA-supported research and technology consortia, directing the Administrator to use or expand consortia including industry, academia, nonprofits, federal agencies, federal labs, and other entities; it also calls for identifying geographically diverse consortia and providing technical and logistical support.
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Gillen materially advanced the promise during her current federal term by offering Amendment 21 to H.R. 7273, the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026, directing NASA to expand research and technology consortia with industry, academia, nonprofits, government, and other partners, including geographically diverse partnerships. The amendment was adopted in committee, and she later pressed NASA leadership on Long Island research and technology hubs. However, the bill had not become law or produced confirmed NASA implementation, so this is meaningful same-term progress but not full delivery.