H.R. 6219 118th Congress House

ASCEND Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 3, 2023 Introduced by: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversightEarth sciencesPhotography and imagingSpace flight and explorationSpacecraft and satellites

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

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Sep 24, 2024

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

Sep 23, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 23, 2024

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5623-5624)

Sep 23, 2024

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5623-5624)

Sep 23, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6219.

Sep 23, 2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5623-5625)

Sep 23, 2024

Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 23, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-603.

Jul 23, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.

Mar 20, 2024

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 0.

Mar 20, 2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Nov 3, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Nov 3, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 24, 2024

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.

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Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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