PROSWIFT Act
Latest action · Jan 9, 2020 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act or the PROSWIFT Act
This bill requires the establishment of a space weather interagency working group and advisory group, the continued delivery of certain space based observations and research, and the establishment of a Space Weather Government-Academic-Commercial Roundtable.
The working group shall lead executive branch actions to improve the understanding of and preparation for space weather phenomena and the coordination of federal space weather activities. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a strategy for coordinated observation of space weather by working group agencies.
The advisory group shall receive advice from specified stakeholders, including the commercial space weather sector, to inform the interests and work of the working group.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall work with federal and international partners to secure reliable back-up capability for near real-time coronal mass ejection imagery and other relevant observations required for space weather forecasts.
The National Science Foundation, NOAA, and NASA shall each pursue multidisciplinary research in subjects that further the understanding of solar physics, space physics, and space weather.
The roundtable shall facilitate communication and knowledge transfer among government participants in the working group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector.
The working group shall periodically review and update the benchmarks identified as Space Weather Phase I Benchmarks.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 22, 2019 to Sep 11, 2020, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Nov 22, 2019 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Nov 22, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 10, 2020 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Sep 11, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Dec 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2019Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 881 | PROSWIFT Act | Related bill | Oct 21, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- International scientific cooperation
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Spacecraft and satellites
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2019Introduced in House
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