S. 1962: Secure Space Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-05 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Official title

Secure Space Act of 2026

Plain summary

Secure Space Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting satellite licenses or earth station authorizations, including U.S. market access for foreign-licensed satellites, to specified foreign entities of concern and their affiliates. (Earth stations, also commonly known as ground stations, are earth-based radio stations that communicate with satellites. A grant of U.S. market access permits one or more foreign-licensed satellites to communicate with one or more U.S.-licensed earth stations.) Specifically, the FCC may not grant a satellite license, an earth station authorization, or market access to any entity, or an affiliate thereof, that produces or provides communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. (The FCC maintains a list of such equipment and services, known as the Covered List. Providers of such equipment and services include, for example, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation.)

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Official text

Secure Space Act of 2026

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] · 1 cosponsors

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s1962.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s1962 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills