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Sponsors urge moving NASA headquarters to Cleveland, citing aerospace workforce and facilities
Summary
Representatives testified in favor of House Resolution 60 urging relocation of NASA headquarters to Cleveland, citing Ohio’s aviation history, local research centers and workforce; committee held a first hearing with member questions about potential impacts.
The House Government Oversight Committee on April 9 held a first hearing on House Resolution 60, which urges the president, vice president and the NASA administrator to consider relocating NASA headquarters to Cleveland, Ohio. Sponsors said the move would align NASA’s leadership with the state’s aviation and aerospace assets and boost jobs and education linkages.
Representative Ty Matthews, lead sponsor, said Ohio’s aerospace history and infrastructure — including the NASA Glenn Research Center and the Neil Armstrong Test Facility — make Cleveland a logical headquarters site. "Relocating NASA headquarters to Cleveland would allow it to leverage the state's extensive network of aerospace experts and cutting-edge research institutions," Matthews said. Representative Santucci, a joint sponsor, added that JobsOhio data show more than 35,000 aerospace industry professionals in the state and more than 70 higher-education programs supporting aerospace occupations.
Committee members asked practical questions about federal workforce reductions and contract outsourcing. Vice Chair Ferguson asked why Cleveland was proposed; sponsors pointed to proximity to Glenn and the Armstrong facility. Representative Rader, whose district includes Cleveland, said he supported the idea and noted local backing from constituents who work at NASA. Sponsors said the relocation aim is to attract supply-chain relocation and additional private-sector investment to Ohio, but they did not offer a study showing a net fiscal calculation for federal or state costs.
No committee vote was held. Sponsors said they had sent a letter to the White House and Ohio’s congressional delegation and would continue outreach.
