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PROSWIFT Act

Introduced: November 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jan 9, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Nov 22, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 22, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill requires the establishment of a space weather interagency working group and advisory group, the continued delivery of certain space based observations and research, and the establishment of a Space Weather Government-Academic-Commercial Roundtable.

The working group shall lead executive branch actions to improve the understanding of and preparation for space weather phenomena and the coordination of federal space weather activities. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a strategy for coordinated observation of space weather by working group agencies.

The advisory group shall receive advice from specified stakeholders, including the commercial space weather sector, to inform the interests and work of the working group.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall work with federal and international partners to secure reliable back-up capability for near real-time coronal mass ejection imagery and other relevant observations required for space weather forecasts.

The National Science Foundation, NOAA, and NASA shall each pursue multidisciplinary research in subjects that further the understanding of solar physics, space physics, and space weather.

The roundtable shall facilitate communication and knowledge transfer among government participants in the working group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector.

The working group shall periodically review and update the benchmarks identified as Space Weather Phase I Benchmarks.

What's happening now January 9, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4