The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2023
HR 290

Sponsored by Frank D. Lucas (R)

Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2023

Would have cut the NOAA licensing review deadline for private remote sensing satellites from 120 to 60 days.

Tradeoff

Would have shortened the federal review window for private Earth-imaging satellite licenses from 120 to 60 days. Also would have expanded annual reports on those licenses and extended the reporting requirement through 2030.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this bill by on January 30, 2023. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 11, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology(Jan 11, 2023)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jan 30, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 31, 2023)