3.0.0 8288 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z House HR 2022-07-05 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 5, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SOTO:H.R. 8288.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5935]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-07-05T14:01:15Z 2022-07-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2022-07-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2022-07-05 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intergovernmental relations Radio spectrum allocation Space flight and exploration Science, Technology, Communications 00 2022-07-05 Introduced in House 2023-08-21T20:18:13Z Leveraging American Understanding of Next-generation Challenges Exploring Space Act or the LAUNCHES Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate access to specified broadband spectrum frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries.

Under current law, commercial missions launching from the United States to space must use government-owned spectrum to communicate with the rockets during launch, and private companies must apply to the FCC to receive special temporary authority to use such spectrum. On June 28, 2021, the FCC issued a final rule adopting a nonfederal secondary allocation of the 2200-2290 megahertz frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum for use during commercial space launches and reentries.

The bill requires the FCC to adopt service rules for access to additional frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries and complete associated rulemaking activities (e.g., those that set technical specifications and eligibility requirements) to implement the allocation of the frequencies.

The FCC must also streamline the process for access authorizations, providing for (1) authorizations to access specified frequencies for multiple commercial space launches and reentries from one or more launch or reentry sites, (2) authorizations for multiple uses of such frequencies for a commercial space launch or reentry, (3) automation of the FCC's review process for access applications, and (4) increased coordination between the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to speed the review of such applications.

]]> LAUNCHES Act Display Title LAUNCHES Act Short Title(s) as Introduced LAUNCHES Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Leveraging American Understanding of Next-generation Challenges Exploring Space Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8288ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8288ih.xml 2022-07-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.