US SB447 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 6 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-11-06 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on November 6 2023 - 50% progression
Action: 2023-11-06 - Held at the desk.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, and for other purposes.
Title
ORBITS Act of 2023 Orbital Sustainability Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Sen. John Hickenlooper [D-CO] | Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] |
| Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 | House | Held at the desk. |
| 2023-11-06 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2023-11-06 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2023-10-31 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5264-5266) |
| 2023-10-31 | Senate | S.Amdt.1358 Amendment SA 1358 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Hickenlooper. (consideration: CR S5264) In the nature of a substitute. |
| 2023-10-31 | Senate | S.Amdt.1358 Amendment SA 1358 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2023-10-31 | Senate | The committee amendment as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2023-10-31 | Senate | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5262-5266) |
| 2023-09-12 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206. |
| 2023-09-12 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| 2023-07-27 | Senate | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2023-02-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
