S. 434 · 119th Congress
Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
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- Senate Introduced Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Passed Aug 6, 2026
This bill requires the Office of Space Commerce to establish a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee to provide information and recommendations on nongovernmental space activities and promoting a robust and innovative commercial space sector.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 5, 2025
Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
This bill requires the Office of Space Commerce to establish a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee to provide information and recommendations on nongovernmental space activities and promoting a robust and innovative commercial space sector.
Among other duties, the committee is directed to identify challenges to the U.S. commercial space sector and to review best practices for commercial space entities with respect to avoiding harmful contamination of the Moon and other celestial bodies and adverse impacts to the Earth’s environment from extraterrestrial matter.
The committee must be comprised of representatives from varying fields with significant experience in the commercial space industry. The committee must terminate ten years after it is established.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
Latest action (Aug 10, 2026): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 5, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Passed Aug 6, 2026
No recorded floor vote found.