3.0.0 428 2026-02-04T05:06:13Z 2026-02-04T05:06:13Z Senate S S 2025-02-05 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/428 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2025-09-29T19:33:33Z Markup By 2025-03-12T14:00:04Z Referred To 2025-02-05T21:22:38Z S. Rept. 119-65 2025-09-29 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170. Calendars 2025-09-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-65. Committee 2025-09-29 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-65. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2025-03-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2025-02-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2025-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2025-02-05 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2025-02-05 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2025-02-05 True H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2025-02-05 True K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2025-02-05 True S001227 Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] Eric Schmitt R MO S. 2025-02-05 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2025-02-05 True 2025-09-22T20:30:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61757 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 2025 Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Congressional oversight 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Department of Commerce 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Executive agency funding and structure 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z International scientific cooperation 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Space flight and exploration 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Spacecraft and satellites 2025-03-20T14:25:04Z Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-10T18:12:29Z

00 2025-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2025-06-09T16:22:57Z <p><strong>Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act or the SAFE Orbit Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Traffic Coordination System for Space, which is being developed by the Office of Space Commerce to provide space situational awareness data and services to space operators. (<em>Space situational awareness</em> means an understanding of the space operational environment and the identification, tracking, and prediction of the behavior of space objects and debris.)</p><p>As an initial matter, the bill provides for the elevation of the Office of Space Commerce to a standalone bureau within the Department of Commerce. (The office currently sits within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)</p><p>The bill authorizes the bureau to acquire location tracking data, positional and orbit determination information, conjunction data messages, and other data, analytics, information, and services deemed necessary to avoid collisions in space. The bureau must disseminate this information at no charge (1) through a public database of space situational awareness information and services, including space traffic coordination; and (2) through the provision of basic situational awareness services to satellite operators. The bill also sets forth certain requirements for the collection and dissemination of such information, including that, to the extent practicable, the provision of service to satellite operators may not compete with private situational awareness products.</p><p>Finally, the bill provides immunity for the United States government from any suit for a cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of space situational awareness services or information.</p>

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