The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 3658

Sponsored by John Cornyn (R)

SAFE Orbit Act

Would have made the Office of Space Commerce a standalone bureau and created free space-traffic tracking for satellite operators.

Tradeoff

Would have required the government to give satellite operators free collision-tracking data. Would have shielded the US government from lawsuits over that data.

What's in it

See official bill text

The Senate passed this bill by on December 21, 2024. The House never voted on it, and the bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 25, 2024)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Jan 25, 2024)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Cornyn's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3362 · Dec 21, 2024)

    Elevates the Office of Space Commerce to a bureau reporting directly to the Office of the Secretary of Commerce within five years, and adds new definitions.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 21, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

    Discharged(Dec 21, 2024)

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 24, 2024)