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S. 434 119th Congress Senate

Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act

Official title: A bill to establish the Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2025 Introduced by: Gary C. Peters Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodiesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchPublic-private cooperationSpace flight and explorationSpacecraft and satellites
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Oct 21, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198.
Oct 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-87.
Jun 25, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 6,748 Peters, Gary C. In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 6, 2026
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act

This bill requires the Office of Space Commerce to establish a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee to provide information and recommendations on nongovernmental space activities and promoting a robust and innovative commercial space sector. 

Among other duties, the committee is directed to identify challenges to the U.S. commercial space sector and to review best practices for commercial space entities with respect to avoiding harmful contamination of the Moon and other celestial bodies and adverse impacts to the Earth’s environment from extraterrestrial matter. 

The committee must be comprised of representatives from varying fields with significant experience in the commercial space industry. The committee must terminate ten years after it is established. 

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Cosponsors 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Aug 4, 2026
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 5, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 434: Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-434/
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"S. 434: Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-434/.
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