LIFTS Act
Latest action · Nov 5, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 5, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Licensing Innovations and Future Technologies in Space Act or the LIFTS Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a facility at which federal employees may receive training on functions and activities related to the licensing of commercial space launch and reentry activities.
The training facility shall be located at a current center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that, among other things
- has expertise related to the design and testing of space propulsion systems;
- is capable of conducting a wide range of testing capabilities, including large thrust-level atmospheric and altitude engines and engine systems test capabilities; and
- has a commercial space industry presence.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 5, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Nov 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 5, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Public-private cooperation
- Space flight and exploration
- Spacecraft and satellites
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.