US Congress Senate Bill 881 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 21 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-21 - Became Public Law No: 116-181. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Sets forth provisions concerning improving the ability of the United States to forecast space weather events and mitigate the effects of space weather. The bill provides statutory authority for the National Science and Technology Council's Space Weather Operations, Research, and Mitigation Working Group, which coordinates executive branch efforts regarding space weather. The bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Science Foundation, Air Force, Navy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and U.S. Geological Survey to carry out specified space weather activities. NOAA may establish a pilot program under which NOAA offers to enter into contracts with entities in the commercial space weather sector to provide NOAA with space weather data that meets certain standards. The working group must periodically review and update the benchmarks described in the report of the National Science and Technology Council titled Space Weather Phase 1 Benchmarks and dated June 2018, as necessary, based on (1) any significant new data or advances in scientific understanding that become available, or (2) the evolving needs of entities impacted by space weather phenomena.

PROSWIFT Act Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-21	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-181. (TXT | PDF)
2020-10-21	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-10-09	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-09-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4455-4458)
2020-09-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 881.
2020-09-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4455-4463)
2020-09-16	House	Mr. Perlmutter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-07-29	House	Held at the desk.
2020-07-29	House	Received in the House.
2020-07-28	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-07-27	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4509-4512)
2020-07-27	Senate	S.Amdt.2498 Amendment SA 2498 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-07-27	Senate	S.Amdt.2498 Amendment SA 2498 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Peters. (consideration: CR S4512-4513; text: CR S4509-4512) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-07-27	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4512-4513)
2019-12-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322.
2019-12-11	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-171.
2019-04-03	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-03-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB5260 (Related) 2020-01-09 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/881/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s881/BILLS-116s881is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s881/BILLS-116s881rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s881/BILLS-116s881es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s881/BILLS-116s881enr.pdf