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Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015

Introduced: May 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 619.
Sep 28, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-796.
May 13, 2015
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 13, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
May 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to report annually to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on: (1) the implementation of its authority to license private entities to operate private remote sensing space systems; (2) all notifications and information provided to Commerce by licensees; and (3) all administrative actions taken to adjust penalties for violations of licensing requirements, issue subpoenas, and seize by warrant material necessary to investigate violations of licensing requirements.

(Sec. 3) Commerce must also report to such Committees on statutory updates necessary to protect national security, privacy (which is not to be taken as altering any condition or standards for licensing), and the U.S. industrial base, and to reflect the current state of the art of remote sensing systems, instruments, or technologies.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 619.

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Babin, Brian
Texas · May 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2261: Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2261/
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"H.R. 2261: Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2261/.
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H.R. 2261, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2261/.
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