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HR 2600 119th Congress

ASCEND Act

To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program to identify, evaluate, acquire, and disseminate commercial Earth remote sensing data and imagery in order to satisfy the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and for other purposes.

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Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Latest action Feb 24, 2026 Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] Science, Technology, Communications
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Introduction 1 One supplied introduction date.
Official actions 15 15 dated action records.
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  1. Official action Congress.gov

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

    IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100

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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

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    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000

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    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.

    Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410

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    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502.

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    Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502.

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    Reported in House

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    Engrossed in House

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    Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300

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    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2242-2244)

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    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2600.

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    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243)

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    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243)

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    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.

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    Placed on Calendar Senate

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IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the House. Congress.gov
Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in House No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 Congress.gov
Text versionIntroduced in House A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote. No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 Congress.gov
Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 Congress.gov
Official actionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428. No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410 Congress.gov
Official actionReported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502. No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 Congress.gov
Official actionReported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 Congress.gov
Text versionReported in House A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Text versionEngrossed in House A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionMr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30300 Congress.gov
Official actionConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2242-2244) No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 Congress.gov
Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2600. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 Congress.gov
Official actionOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243) No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37300 Congress.gov
Official actionPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243) No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 8000 Congress.gov
Official actionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H38310 Congress.gov
Official actionReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344. No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate Congress.gov
Text versionPlaced on Calendar Senate A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov

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Introduced in House Apr 2, 2025

Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND ActThis bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Through the CSDA program, NASA acquires remote sensing data and imagery from commercial satellites to support its Earth science research. (Remote sensing generally refers to the collection of data by instruments in Earth’s orbit, such as satellites, that can be processed into imagery of Earth’s surface.)Under the bill, NASA may establish or modify end-use agreements to allow for broad use of data and imagery acquired under the program, including by individuals outside of NASA (e.g., other federal agencies). The terms of any data or imagery acquisition may not prevent the publication of such data or imagery for scientific purposes or the publication of information derived from it. To the extent practicable, NASA must acquire such data and imagery from U.S. vendors.

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