On Tuesday the Senate took up S 1437 (link to engrossed version), the Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries (ASCEND) Act, that had been introduced by Sen Hickenlooper (D,CO) on April 10th, 2025. The bill was passed by unanimous consent. A similar bill (HR 2600) was introduced in the House and ordered reported favorably by the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
The bill amends 51 USC by adding §60307. It would require NASA to “‘Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program’, to cost-effectively acquire and disseminate commercial Earth observation data and imagery in order to complement the scientific, operational, and educational requirements of the Administration, and where appropriate, of other Federal agencies and scientific researchers.” No new funding is authorized by the legislation.
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