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SPACE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4827| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2020
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Space Preservation And Conjunction Emergency Act of 2020 or the SPACE Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements for the Office of Space Commerce and renames the office as the Bureau of Space Commerce. The bureau shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Space Commerce, to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Secretary of Commerce. The bill expands the bureau's responsibilities to include (1) overseeing the issuing of licenses for land remote sensing activities, and (2) coordinating Commerce policy affecting commercial space activities and working with other executive agencies to promote policies that advance commercial space activities. The bureau may provide space situational awareness data, information, and services to, and may obtain space situational awareness data, information, and services from, non-United States government entities in accordance with this bill.
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Oct 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • October 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 18, 2020
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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SPACE Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4827| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2020
Space Preservation And Conjunction Emergency Act of 2020 or the SPACE Act of 2020 This bill modifies requirements for the Office of Space Commerce and renames the office as the Bureau of Space Commerce. The bureau shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Space Commerce, to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Assistant Secretary shall report directly to the Secretary of Commerce. The bill expands the bureau's responsibilities to include (1) overseeing the issuing of licenses for land remote sensing activities, and (2) coordinating Commerce policy affecting commercial space activities and working with other executive agencies to promote policies that advance commercial space activities. The bureau may provide space situational awareness data, information, and services to, and may obtain space situational awareness data, information, and services from, non-United States government entities in accordance with this bill.
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Timeline
Oct 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Oct 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • October 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 18, 2020
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted