S 1962 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Secure Space Act of 2026

Introduced Jun 5, 2025 Originated Senate Sponsor Deb Fischer R-NE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 24, 2026 Held at the desk.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 5, 2025
  2. Passed SenateSep 23, 2026
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Secure Space Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting satellite licenses or earth station authorizations, including U.S. market access for foreign-licensed satellites, to specified foreign entities of concern and their affiliates. (Earth stations, also commonly known as ground stations, are earth-based radio stations that communicate with satellites. A grant of U.S. market access permits one or more foreign-licensed satellites to communicate with one or more U.S.-licensed earth stations.)

Specifically, the FCC may not grant a satellite license, an earth station authorization, or market access to any entity, or an affiliate thereof, that produces or provides communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. (The FCC maintains a list of such equipment and services, known as the Covered List. Providers of such equipment and services include, for example, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation.) 

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalJun 5, 2025

Actions 11

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 24, 2026Held at the desk.
  2. Sep 24, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Sep 24, 2026Received in the House.
  4. Sep 23, 2026Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4956; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4956)
  5. Sep 23, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2458Secure Space Act of 2025Related billApr 29, 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 23, 2026Engrossed in Senate
  2. Sep 14, 2026Reported to Senate
  3. Jun 5, 2025Introduced in Senate

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