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US SB1560
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Internal Revenue Code Section 142(a)(1) to add spaceports to the list of exempt facilities eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds, alongside airports
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Defines "spaceport" as facilities at or near launch/reentry sites used for spacecraft manufacturing, assembly, repair, flight control operations, launch/reentry services, and crew or cargo transfer
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Allows spaceport property on land leased from the federal government to qualify for exempt facility bond treatment if lease requirements are met
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Exempts spaceport bonds from the federally guaranteed bond prohibition when the federal government pays rent or user fees for spaceport use, and excludes spaceport bonds (where 95%+ of proceeds fund spaceport facilities) from state volume caps
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Applies to bonds issued after the date of enactment
Legislative Description
Secure U.S. Leadership in Space Act of 2025
Taxation
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
5/1/2025