US HB7021 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate access to specified broadband spectrum frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries. Under current law, commercial missions launching from the United States to space must use government-owned spectrum to communicate with the rockets during launch, and private companies must apply to the FCC to receive special temporary authority to use such spectrum. The bill requires the FCC to adopt service rules for access to specified frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries and to allocate such frequencies on a co-primary basis for such launches and reentries. The FCC must also streamline the process for access authorizations, providing for (1) authorizations to access specified frequencies for multiple commercial space launches and reentries from one or more launch or reentry sites, (2) authorizations for multiple uses of such frequencies for a commercial space launch or reentry, (3) automation of the FCC's review process for access applications, and (4) improved coordination between the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to increase the speed of review for such applications.
Title
LAUNCHES Act Leveraging American Understanding of Next-generation Challenges Exploring Space Act
Sponsors
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2020-05-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Intergovernmental relations
Radio spectrum allocation
Science, technology, communications
Space flight and exploration
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Intergovernmental relations
Radio spectrum allocation
Science, technology, communications
Space flight and exploration
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7021/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7021/BILLS-116hr7021ih.pdf |