H.R. 2261: Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015
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H.R. 2261: Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-12 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 619.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 619. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015
Plain summary
Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to report annually to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on: (1) the implementation of its authority to license private entities to operate private remote sensing space systems; (2) all notifications and information provided to Commerce by licensees; and (3) all administrative actions taken to adjust penalties for violations of licensing requirements, issue subpoenas, and seize by warrant material necessary to investigate violations of licensing requirements. (Sec. 3) Commerce must also report to such Committees on statutory updates necessary to protect national security, privacy (which is not to be taken as altering any condition or standards for licensing), and the U.S. industrial base, and to reflect the current state of the art of remote sensing systems, instruments, or technologies.
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Official text
Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2261, Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015 (2015-05-19)
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Brian Babin (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2261.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2261 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114