House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., launched an investigation in May into the Pentagon's basing process for U.S. Space Command.
An Alabama Republican now heads the House Armed Services Committee, which just released draft legislation freezing Space Command construction in Colorado.
More than two dozen people were killed when former airman Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire during a service at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs.
The Pentagon watchdog found that the Air Force followed the rules in picking Redstone Arsenal, but it questioned whether the service’s base-selection process leads to the best fit.