United StatesCommercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025
What it does
This bill makes certain changes related to the licensing of private remote sensing space systems. (Under current regulations, remote sensing refers to the collection of data by instruments in Earth's orbit, such as satellites, that can be processed into imagery of Earth's surface; private remote sensing space systems refer to remote sensing instruments not owned by the U.S. government.)
More detail
The bill decreases from 120 to 60 days the amount of time in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must review and act on an application for a license to operate a private remote sensing space system.
Further, the bill expands annual reporting on the licensing of private remote sensing space systems to include a list of all applications, organized by tier, as well as the rationale for each tier categorization. (Currently, each license is categorized into one of three tiers based on whether the system produces or is capable of producing data that is already available from other entities). Additionally, the report must include all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees.
The bill also reinstates this annual reporting requirement, which expired on September 30, 2020, through September 30, 2030.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Mar 25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Latest
- Mar 24Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1202-1204)
- Mar 24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1325.
- Mar 24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1202-1203)Passed House
- Mar 24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13Introduced in House
- Feb 13Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Introduced