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H.R. 2263 · 114th Congress

Office of Space Commerce Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

DRR RohrabacherSponsor
2 cosponsors · 2 R
BBR Babin LSR Smith

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House without amendment · Sep 28, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Office of Space Commerce Act

(Sec. 2) This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce.

(Sec. 3) The Office of Space Commerce shall:

  • foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;
  • coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;
  • represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;
  • promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and
  • support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Office of Space Commerce Act

Latest action (Sep 28, 2016): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: May 12, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.