SPEAR Act of 2024
The SPEAR Act of 2024 requires the Department of Defense to create a detailed roadmap by March 2025 for the solid rocket motor (SRM) industrial base, focusing on current and future manufacturing capacity, potential new companies, and supply chain needs. The roadmap must assess existing manufacturers (like Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman), evaluate new entrants, analyze funding history, and map future program demands to SRM production capabilities. It also mandates a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review by June 2025 of Defense Department decisions on SRM funding and infrastructure since 2022, including cost comparisons for facility expansion. The bill directly affects DOD officials, SRM manufacturers, and defense contractors managing rocket motor production.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 25, 2024
Last action Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Sep 25, 2024
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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John Cornyn
RRepublican
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
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