The record

LegislationLegislation· Aug 2026
S 434 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D)

Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act

Establishes a federal advisory committee to guide the commercial space industry and protect celestial bodies.

Tradeoff

Creates a 15-member advisory committee to recommend policies for the commercial space sector and review practices to prevent Moon contamination. The committee terminates after ten years.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period, subject to .

The less-than-$500,000 figure is only the federal cost to establish and run the advisory committee itself — the policy's real impact is on the commercial space industry, which gains a formal channel to advise the government on space commerce regulation and promotion.

S. 434, Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act · Aug 2025

Passed the Senate by on August 6, 2026 — now in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 5, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(Feb 5, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-87.

  4. Senate · Amended

    Senator Peters's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 6748 · Aug 6, 2026)

    Drops the definitions of key terms and adds academic fields and prior government experience to committee membership qualifications, plus safety and regulatory-framework duties.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Aug 6, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  6. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Aug 10, 2026)