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HR 2263 114th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Department of Commerce Executive agency funding and structure Space flight and exploration Technology transfer and commercialization Trade agreements and negotiations

Office of Space Commerce Act

Introduced: May 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
 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
 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.
What's happening now September 28, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.

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