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HR 675 118th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Spacecraft and satellites Telephone and wireless communication

Secure Space Act of 2023

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
Apr 25, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-41.
Mar 24, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
Mar 24, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 23, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0 .
Mar 8, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Space Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting licenses or access to U.S. markets for geostationary or non-geostationary orbit satellite systems or authorizations for related earth-based stations that communicate with those systems to certain producers or providers of communications equipment or services. Specifically, the FCC may not grant a license, market access, or authorization to an entity that produces or provides equipment or a service that the FCC determines poses an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons (e.g., Huawei Technologies Company and China Mobile International USA Inc.).

Geostationary satellite systems include satellites that stay in the same position relative to points on the Earth's surface. Non-geostationary satellite systems are comprised of satellites that do not maintain a stationary position but rather move in relation to the Earth's surface. Both types of systems may be used to provide broadband and other telecommunications services.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.

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