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H.R. 5260: PROSWIFT Act

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H.R. 5260: PROSWIFT Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-22 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

PROSWIFT Act

Plain summary

Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act or the PROSWIFT Act This bill requires the establishment of a space weather interagency working group and advisory group, the continued delivery of certain space based observations and research, and the establishment of a Space Weather Government-Academic-Commercial Roundtable. The working group shall lead executive branch actions to improve the understanding of and preparation for space weather phenomena and the coordination of federal space weather activities. The Office of Science and Technology Policy must develop a strategy for coordinated observation of space weather by working group agencies. The advisory group shall receive advice from specified stakeholders, including the commercial space weather sector, to inform the interests and work of the working group. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall work with federal and international partners to secure reliable back-up capability for near real-time coronal mass ejection imagery and other relevant observations required for space weather forecasts. The National Science Foundation, NOAA, and NASA shall each pursue multidisciplinary research in subjects that further the understanding of solar physics, space physics, and space weather. The roundtable shall facilitate communication and knowledge transfer among government participants in the working group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector. The working group shall periodically review and update the benchmarks identified as Space Weather Phase I Benchmarks .

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

PROSWIFT Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jason Crow (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5260 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116