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S 1753 113th Congress Senate

A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space launches.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Government liabilityLicensing and registrationsSpace flight and explorationSpacecraft and satellites
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Nov 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 20, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 20, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends through December 31, 2016, the application deadline for licenses with respect to which the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) is required to pay third-party claims in excess of a commercial space launcher's required insurance coverage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 9, 2013
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 21, 2013
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Nov 20, 2013
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Nov 20, 2013
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Nov 20, 2013
 D
Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Nov 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1753: A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space launches.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1753/
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"S. 1753: A bill to extend Government liability, subject to appropriation, for certain third-party claims arising from commercial space launches.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1753/.
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S. 1753, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1753/.
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