Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 27, 2022 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2022
- Passed HouseJul 26, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
This bill modifies provisions relating to the licensing of commercial remote sensing systems.
The bill decreases from 120 to 60 days the amount of time in which the Department of Commerce shall review and make a determination on the application for a license by a private sector party to operate a private remote sensing space system.
The annual report concerning the licensing of private remote sensing systems must include (1) a list of all applications submitted and licenses granted, listed by tier, as well as the rationale for each tier categorization; and (2) all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 25, 2022Markup Apr 5, 2022Reported Jul 1, 2022 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jul 27, 2022 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Jul 26, 2022Mr. Beyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 26, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7089-7090)
- Jul 26, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6845.
- Jul 26, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7089)
- Jul 26, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 1, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-399.
- Jul 1, 2022Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
- Apr 5, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 5, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 25, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7089, H7090Text printed H7089 | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA, Frank D. Lucas R-OK | Jul 26, 2022 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 27, 2022H.R. 6845, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 5, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 35, February 25, 2022, page H1148.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1325 | Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 25, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2022Referred in Senate
- Jul 26, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jul 1, 2022Reported in House
- Feb 25, 2022Introduced 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.
