Rollout Map
Sign Up
H.R. 2600 House Science, Technology, Communications

Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act

Introduced
Apr 2, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Hurd, Jeff (R-CO-3)
View on Congress.gov

STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate. read twice. placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 344 on Feb 24, 2026.

  1. House Introduced in House Apr 2, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Apr 2, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Apr 29, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Apr 29, 2025
  5. House Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502. Feb 20, 2026
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428. Feb 20, 2026
  7. House 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) Feb 23, 2026
  8. House Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Feb 23, 2026
  9. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2242-2244) Feb 23, 2026
  10. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2600. Feb 23, 2026
  11. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Feb 23, 2026
  12. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243) Feb 23, 2026
  13. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Feb 23, 2026
  14. Senate Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344. Feb 24, 2026

Cosponsors

6

Subjects

Congressional oversightEarth sciencesPhotography and imagingSpace flight and explorationSpacecraft and satellites

Committees

  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee
    • Reported By , Feb 20, 2026
    • Markup By , Apr 29, 2025
    • Referred To , Apr 2, 2025

Summary

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.  

Summary as of: Introduced in House

Bill Text

Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Related Bills

Comments · 0

Loading comments...