HR 6219 · 118th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

ASCEND Act

Introduced 2023-11-03· Sponsored by Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2024-09-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Accessing Satellite Data to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.…

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Cosponsors (2)

1 Democrat1 Republican