ASCEND Act

United States118th CongressHR-6219House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 24, 2024

Summary

Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.

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S-2634: ASCEND Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5623-5624)

  2. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5623-5624)

    House of Representatives

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  4. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Senate