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This bill would require the Office of Space Commerce to create a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee. The committee would provide guidance and recommendations to support the growth of the commercial space sector and help identify challenges facing U.S. space companies.
The advisory committee would be staffed by representatives from various sectors of the commercial space industry. A key responsibility would be reviewing best practices for how commercial space companies can avoid contaminating the Moon and other celestial bodies, as well as preventing harmful environmental impacts from materials returning from space to Earth.
The committee would operate for ten years from its establishment date, after which it would automatically terminate. If enacted, this bill would create a formal mechanism for the space industry to advise the federal government on commercial space activities and environmental protection measures related to space operations.
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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025 · 14:00
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a business meeting on June 25, 2025, to consider six bills and several nominations. The bills addressed diverse topics including strengthening protections for children's online privacy under S.836, modifying the Office of National Drug Control Policy's authority regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency under S.233, protecting Alaska Native cultural practices and livelihoods related to marine mammal products under S.254, establishing a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee under S.434, directing a Commerce Department study on critical infrastructure manufacturing feasibility under S.1872, and considering nominations including Bryan Bedford for Federal Aviation Administration Administrator. As a business meeting rather than a hearing with witnesses, this session focused on committee consideration of the proposed legislation and nominations. No witnesses were listed to provide testimony on the bills. The meeting represented the committee's initial formal consideration of these measures, which address issues ranging from consumer privacy and cultural protection to space commerce and national infrastructure capacity. The consideration of these bills at a business meeting is a procedural step in the legislative process. A business meeting does not guarantee that any of these bills will advance further in the committee or be brought to a vote. The committee may choose to amend, postpone, or reject any of the proposed legislation following this meeting.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-87.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-87.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 25, 2025
Jun 25, 2025 · 14:00
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a business meeting on June 25, 2025, to consider six bills and several nominations. The bills addressed diverse topics including strengthening protections for children's online privacy under S.836, modifying the Office of National Drug Control Policy's authority regarding the World Anti-Doping Agency under S.233, protecting Alaska Native cultural practices and livelihoods related to marine mammal products under S.254, establishing a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee under S.434, directing a Commerce Department study on critical infrastructure manufacturing feasibility under S.1872, and considering nominations including Bryan Bedford for Federal Aviation Administration Administrator. As a business meeting rather than a hearing with witnesses, this session focused on committee consideration of the proposed legislation and nominations. No witnesses were listed to provide testimony on the bills. The meeting represented the committee's initial formal consideration of these measures, which address issues ranging from consumer privacy and cultural protection to space commerce and national infrastructure capacity. The consideration of these bills at a business meeting is a procedural step in the legislative process. A business meeting does not guarantee that any of these bills will advance further in the committee or be brought to a vote. The committee may choose to amend, postpone, or reject any of the proposed legislation following this meeting.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-87.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-87.
Oct 21, 2025
