Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
Latest action · Nov 18, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 18, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 - Amends Federal law concerning commercial space transportation to make such law applicable to space flight crews and space flight participants.
Instructs the Secretary to ensure that only one license or permit is required from the Department of Transportation to conduct activities involving crew or space flight participants.
Prohibits the Secretary from granting waivers that would permit launches without a license or permit if humans will be aboard.
Allows the holder of a license or a permit to launch and reenter crews and space flight participants, but only as specified.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue regulations requiring space flight participants to undergo physical examination prior to launch or reentry.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue safety regulations governing launch vehicle design or operation.
Provides for the issuance of experimental permits (including permits for reusable suborbital rockets) allowing for an unlimited number of launches.
Permits suspension of licenses under which a previous launch or reentry resulted in serious or fatal injuries.
Requires crew and space flight participants to execute reciprocal waivers of claims with licensees and permitees and the Federal government.
Makes liability indemnification program requirements inapplicable to space flight participants.
Requires the Secretary to arrange for a study of the liability risk sharing regime for commercial space transportation which assesses how the current system could be eliminated.
Requires the Secretary to arrange for a report analyzing safety issues related to launching humans into space.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 18, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11498)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5382 | Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Dec 23, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Astronautics
- Astronauts
- Aviation insurance
- Aviation safety
- Claims
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consultants
- Consumer education
- Contractors
- Department of Transportation
- Employee training
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Flight crews
- Flight training
- Foreign investments
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Indemnity
- International competitiveness
- Investments
- Labor and Employment
- Launch vehicles
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Licenses
- Manned space flight
- Medical tests
- Nonprofit organizations
- Physical examinations
- Product development
- Research and development
- Rockets (Aeronautics)
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Space activities
- Space commercialization
- Space flight
- Spacecraft
- Standards
- Subcontractors
- Transportation and Public Works
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