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H.R. 2263 114th Congress House

Office of Space Commerce Act

Official title: To rename the Office of Space Commerce and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Department of CommerceExecutive agency funding and structureSpace flight and explorationTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade agreements and negotiations
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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. 620.
Sep 28, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-797.
May 13, 2015
Ordered to be Reported 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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 Latest action September 28, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Office of Space Commerce Act

(Sec. 2) This bill renames the Office of Space Commercialization as the Office of Space Commerce.

(Sec. 3) The Office of Space Commerce shall:

  • foster the conditions for the economic growth and technological advancement of the U.S. space commerce industry;
  • coordinate space commerce policy issues and actions within the Department of Commerce;
  • represent Commerce in the development of U.S. policies and in negotiations with foreign countries to promote U.S. space commerce;
  • promote the advancement of U.S. geospatial technologies related to space commerce in cooperation with relevant interagency working groups; and
  • support federal government organizations working on Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing policy.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2262 U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Babin, Brian
Texas · May 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2263: Office of Space Commerce Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2263/
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"H.R. 2263: Office of Space Commerce Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2263/.
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H.R. 2263, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2263/.
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