119:hr:2600 — ASCEND Act

Sponsor

Introduced by

Jeff Hurd

R Republican · House · CO-03 R+5

Chair · Indian and Insular Affairs (sub)

Latest action

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

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Feb 24, 2026

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

Feb 23, 2026

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

Feb 23, 2026

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

Feb 23, 2026

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

Feb 23, 2026

passed 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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Feb 24, 2026 Placed on Calendar Senate

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Feb 23, 2026 Engrossed in House

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Feb 20, 2026 Reported in House

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Apr 02, 2025 Introduced in House

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00 Introduced in House Apr 02, 2025

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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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 2600 Engrossed in House (EH)]

+[H.R. 2600 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

<DOC>

+Calendar No. 344

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 2600

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+_______________________________________________________________________

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+IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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+February 24, 2026

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+Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

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Attest:

+KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

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Clerk.

+Calendar No. 344

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

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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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+_______________________________________________________________________

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+February 24, 2026

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+Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

Lobbying activity

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VANTOR PARENT INC *

AER

5

filings · 2026 Q3

PLANET LABS PBC *

AER

4

filings · 2026 Q3

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC *

AER

4

filings · 2026 Q3

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Cosponsors (12)

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