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LIFTS Act

Introduced: November 5, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Nov 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space Act or the LIFTS Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a facility at which federal employees may receive training on functions and activities related to the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities.

The training facility shall be located at a current center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that, among other things

  • has expertise related to the design and testing of space propulsion systems;
  • is capable of conducting a wide range of testing capabilities, including large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems test capabilities; and
  • has a commercial space industry presence.
What's happening now November 5, 2019

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

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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2780: LIFTS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2780/
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"S. 2780: LIFTS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2780/.
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S. 2780, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2780/.
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