Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, May 18, 2018, at 9 a.m. ____________________

I will do everything in my power as Chairman of the Subcommittee to support NASA and American leadership in human space exploration.

The International Space Station, or the ISS, is the crown jewel of America's human spaceflight program.

Mr. Chairman, this amendment has bipartisan support, the support of my colleagues from Louisiana, who have also been hit hard by hurricanes, Mr. Richmond and Mr. Graves, and I am from Texas. Your word is your bond in the State of Texas…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VI, insert the following: SEC. __. CERTAIN RECOUPMENT PROHIBITED. (a) In…

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman from Oregon's opinion, but, remember that this is an inspector general's. They have to pass on this. This is not just a mistake. All the T's were crossed. All the I's were dotted. The Babin…

It is time to develop a plan to protect ourselves from these events.

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record an op-ed that I wrote in January called ``A one-stop-shop for private space exploration.'' [Jan. 22, 2018] A One-Stop-Shop for Private Space Exploration (By U.S. Rep. Brian Babin) In the inaugural…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in favor of H.R. 2809, the American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act. The American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act is a commonsense bipartisan bill that streamlines the regulatory processes, limits…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the constitutional balanced budget amendment. My constituents sent me to Washington to lower taxes, strengthen our economy, and to cut Federal spending. We have made some progress on the first two…

I remain open to new ideas relative to future operations, but obviously, we need a detailed and realistic, sustainable plan for any ISS transition in the future.