HB86

Sponsor: Madison Proctor, Tennesee, Republican Sponsor: Dasha Ryabogin, South Dakota

**Issue Catergory and Bill Title** : Economy and Education. NASA Sponsorship of Education Programs

the education of our nation's kids. NASA, a space program, has been given a lot of money by our government for a long time. However, this money was originally meant for other things. 17 billion of our tax dollars are being spent on this program. We believe that if some of this money was spent on education, America could be a better place. Many NASA units are being shut down because there are no missions currently. Therefore, we want to use some of NASA's money to sponsor science education programs for children of the US who don't get such benifits. This will also help our taxpayers.
 * Purpose**: With our bill, we want to take money that the government currently doesn't use excessively for something greater:


 * Eligibility**: Our bill will apply to :

1) Kids in need of stronger education. 2) Teachers. 3) Anybody involved in the NASA program. 4) Taxpayers.


 * Terms and Benifits**: How will it work?

Our bill is trying to get more children involved in educational programs with money that will help both this and our economy. It will provide a better future for kids today. Currently, NASA space stations are shutting down due to having no actual missions to perform, and a lot of the money that goes into NASA is being lost. Seventeen billion dollars from US taxpayers are going into the NASA program, and it could instead be put to better use. First, we would obtain the extra money that NASA has. Then, we would use this money to sponsor more educational programs. Not every school in the US has a good educational system, and if we could help the science programs, or any others, America would be a better place. More education would be gained, and some of the money could go to the economy while kids would be learning.


 * Fiscal Impact**: What will it cost?

Our bill will not be extremely expensive, since most of the money we are using will be the money that the NASA program does not currently use. NASA uses 17 billion of our tax dollars, and we would set aside about fifty million for the educational program bill. However, we would need to purchase textbooks and school supplies for the schools. All in all, our bill will cost 53 million dollars.