US Congress Senate Bill 919 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-11 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The bill revises provisions relating to commercial space launch license applications and experimental permits. The Department of Transportation shall consolidate across federal agencies requirements to protect the public health and safety, safety of property, national security interests, and foreign policy interests of the United States relevant to any commercial space vehicle into a single application set that satisfies those requirements and expedites the coordination of commercial space services. NASA is authorized to establish a low-Earth orbit commercialization program. The bill revises and sets forth provisions relating to nongovernmental Earth observation activities. NASA must ensure that the International Space Station remains a viable and productive facility capable of potential U.S. use through at least FY2030.

Space Frontier Act of 2019

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
2019-12-11	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-172.
2019-04-03	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-03-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/919/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s919/BILLS-116s919is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s919/BILLS-116s919rs.pdf