S 434 · 119th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 198.(2025-10-21)
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Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act This bill requires the Office of Space Commerce to establish a Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee to provide information and recommendations on nongovernmental space activities and promoting a robust and innovative commercial space sector. Among other duties, the committee is directed to identify challenges to the U.S. commercial space sector and to review best practices for commercial space entities with respect to avoiding harmful contamination of the Moon and other celestial bodies and adverse impacts to the Earth’s environment from extraterrestrial matter. The committee must be comprised of representatives from varying fields with significant experience in the commercial space industry. The committee must terminate ten years after it is established. …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 434, Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
Aug 14, 2025As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 25, 2025
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