S 2634
118th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Congressional oversight
Earth sciences
Photography and imaging
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
ASCEND Act
Introduced: July 27, 2023
Introduced by:
Hickenlooper, John W.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Accessing Satellite Capabilities 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1