3.0.0 2780 2022-11-01T04:47:39Z 2022-11-01T04:47:39Z Senate S 2019-11-05 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-05T20:22:16Z 2019-11-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-11-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2019-11-05 True Transportation and Public Works Congressional oversight Employment and training programs Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Higher education Licensing and registrations National Aeronautics and Space Administration Public-private cooperation Science, Technology, Communications Space flight and exploration Spacecraft and satellites Teaching, teachers, curricula Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-11-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-07-02T19:37:13Z Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space Act or the LIFTS Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a facility at which federal employees may receive training on functions and activities related to the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities.

The training facility shall be located at a current center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that, among other things

  • has expertise related to the design and testing of space propulsion systems;
  • is capable of conducting a wide range of testing capabilities, including large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems test capabilities; and
  • has a commercial space industry presence.
]]> LIFTS Act Display Title LIFTS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced LIFTS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a training facility to support functions and activities relating to the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2780is/xml/BILLS-116s2780is.xml 2019-11-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.