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Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act This 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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2026 · third_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243)
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)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2600.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2242-2244)
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.
Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
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Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, technician certification, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S.933 NASA Authorization Act; H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act; S. 4905, H.R. 9651 Space Ready 2.0 Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Aerospace
H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base H.R. 8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy H.R. 1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R. 2600 and S. 1437, ASCEND Act S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act Regulatory Issues related to satellites, data, and analytics
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, technician certification, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S.933 NASA Authorization Act; H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act; S. 4905, H.R. 9651 Space Ready 2.0 Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Aerospace
H.R. 9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base H.R. 8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy H.R. 1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R. 2600 and S. 1437, ASCEND Act S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 HR 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act Regulatory Issues related to satellites, data, and analytics
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, sustainability, technician certification, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S. 2822 Space Ready Act; S.933 NASA Authorization Act; H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act.
Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Aerospace
H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, including Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75, Div. A), and FY 2027 Department of Defense Appropriations - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base H.R. 6938, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-74, Div. A), and FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy H.R. 1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R. 2600 and S. 1437, ASCEND Act S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 HR 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act Regulatory Issues related to satellites, data, and analytics
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 7273, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, sustainability, technician certification, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S. 2822 Space Ready Act; S.933 NASA Authorization Act; H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act; S.3639 Satellite and Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act.
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, sustainability, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S.433 NASA Transition Authorization Act. S. 2822 Space Ready Act. S. 853 INNOVATE Act.
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4669, FEMA Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Aerospace
H.R. 4016 and S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base H.R. 5342 and S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy S. 428, SAFE Orbit Act H.R. 1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R. 2600 and S. 1437, ASCEND Act S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, sustainability, technician certification, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S.433 NASA Transition Authorization Act. S. 2822 Space Ready Act. S. 853 INNOVATE Act.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Aerospace
H.R. 4016 and S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base H.R. 5342 and S. 2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy S. 428, SAFE Orbit Act H.R. 1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R. 2600 and S. 1437, ASCEND Act S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 S. 1961, Launch Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2025 · third_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; H.R. 4669, FEMA Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2025 · third_quarter · Aerospace
House and Senate legislation on NASA and NOAA, spectrum allocation, commercial space programs and authorities, mission authorization, space systems as critical infrastructure, sustainability, and 5G. S.1982 SPACEPORT Act; S. 1898 ORBITs Act; H.R. 2600/S. 1437. ASCEND Act; H.R. 1154 - Space Infrastructure Act; S.428 SAFE Orbit Act; S.433 NASA Transition Authorization Act. S. 2822 Space Ready Act. S. 853 INNOVATE Act.
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Aerospace
Regulation and licensing of commercial space activities; Wireless spectrum use for space activities; NASA programs; H.R. 2600 / S. 1437, the ASCEND Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery; S. 933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 - all provisions related to satellite imagery; SAT Streamlining Act - all provisions related to satellite imagery.
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Geospatial Intelligence Agency, SENATE
2025 · second_quarter · Aerospace
House (H.R.4016) and Senate (Bill number TBD), Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base FY2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Bill numbers TBD) - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law No: 119-4) S.428, SAFE Orbit Act H.R.1325, Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R.2600 and S.1437, ASCEND Act S.933, NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 S.1961, Launch Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2025 · first_quarter · Aerospace
FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Bill numbers TBD) - issues related to satellites, data and analytics, and US Defense industrial base FY2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Bill numbers TBD) - issues related to NASA and NOAA programs Norms of behavior and sustainability in space - issues related to satellites, data, and analytics Issues related to spectrum policy H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law No: 119-4) S.428 - SAFE Orbit Act H.R.1325 - Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 H.R.2600 - 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. S.933 - NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| April 2, 2025 |
| Democratic |
| VA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Republican | NJ |