Quad Space Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5175 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5175 To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, through the Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to identify mutual areas of interest with respect to the formulation of best practices in space, cooperation on space situational awareness, and space industrial policy, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Crank) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to initiate discussions, through the Quad, with Australia, India, and Japan to identify mutual areas of interest with respect to the formulation of best practices in space, cooperation on space situational awareness, and space industrial policy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Quad Space Act''. SEC. 2. SPACE COOPERATION AMONG QUAD COUNTRIES. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) as a Pacific power, the United States should strengthen cooperation with the Government of Australia, the Government of India, and the Government of Japan to address regional challenges and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region; (2) the United States should expand cooperation, through the Quad, with the Government of Australia, the Government of India, and the Government of Japan to address shared security challenges, particularly in space; and (3) the revival of the Quad by President Donald J. Trump and the elevation of the Quad to the leaders' level by President Joseph R. Biden were critica