Bill intelligence
S. 434, the Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act, passed the Senate on August 6, 2026.
S. 434 — Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act
Aviation & Space
What it does
This bill creates a 15-member advisory committee within the Department of Commerce to counsel the government on the commercial space industry. The committee will be staffed by private-sector experts from space companies, finance, law, and academia—not federal employees—and will advise on how to promote a competitive U.S. space sector, manage export controls, spectrum access, and environmental protection in space. The committee expires after 10 years.
Quorum's transparency scan found no buried provisions in Space Commerce Advisory Committee Act.
What happens next
S. 434 passed the Senate. It now moves to the other chamber.
Who is behind it
Filed by Gary Peters. Cosponsored by John Cornyn and Roger Wicker.
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