Space Frontier Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 12/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-12-11Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323.
- 2019-12-11Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-172.
- 2019-12-11Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-172.
- 2019-04-03Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2019-03-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2019-03-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-12-11 (25)
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.
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Aviation and airports
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Geography and mapping
- Government studies and investigations
- International scientific cooperation
- Licensing and registrations
- Military facilities and property
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Small business
- Solid waste and recycling
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
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