HCR 141 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston.

HCR 141 is a Texas legislative resolution urging Congress to move NASA's headquarters to Houston. It does not change any laws or policies but formally requests Congress to consider relocating NASA's leadership to Houston, citing the city's historic role in space exploration (including the Johnson Space Center, mission control, and Apollo missions) and its current aerospace infrastructure. The resolution highlights Houston's advantages, such as lower costs, proximity to NASA facilities, and Texas' strong aerospace industry with over 2,000 related companies. Texas lawmakers will forward copies to Congress to be entered in the Congressional Record as a formal request.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 20, 2025 Last action May 22, 2025
Floor votes · House May 19, 2025

How they voted

1216
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 144
May 19, 2025
D Democratic58
45 Yea 3 Nay 10
77% Yea
R Republican86
76 Yea 3 Nay 7
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Economic Development
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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