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HR 6219 118th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Earth sciences Photography and imaging Space flight and exploration Spacecraft and satellites

ASCEND Act

Introduced: November 3, 2023 Introduced by: Kean, Thomas H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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)
Jul 23, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.
Jul 23, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-603.
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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 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.

What's happening now September 24, 2024

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2634 Related bill ASCEND Act
  • HR 8958 Related bill NASA Reauthorization Act of 2024
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC
    for PLANET LABS PBC (FORMERLY PLANET LABS FEDERAL INC.) · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2024
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 3, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6219: ASCEND Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6219/
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"H.R. 6219: ASCEND Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6219/.
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H.R. 6219, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6219/.
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