S. 919 · 116th Congress
Space Frontier Act of 2019
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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…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Dec 11, 2019
Space Frontier Act of 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Space Frontier Act of 2019
Latest action (Dec 11, 2019): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 27, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.