Space Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of 2020
Latest action · Mar 25, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Space Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of 2020
This bill requires the National Space Council to submit annual reports to Congress on the ability of the United States to effectively compete with foreign space programs and in the emerging commercial space economy.
The President shall develop and submit to Congress a strategy to ensure that the United States can effectively compete with other national space programs, maintain dominance in the emerging commercial space economy, and has market, regulatory, and other means available to address unfair competition from China based on the findings in the report.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 25, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 25, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 59, March 25, 2020, page H1726.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the National Space Council to develop a strategy to ensure the United States remains the preeminent space power in the face of growing global competition.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Space Technology Advancement Report (STAR) Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Asia
- China
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against property
- Economic development
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Homeland security
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- International scientific cooperation
- Materials
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
