US Congress · H.R. 1325 · Passed the House

Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-02-13

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Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 This bill makes certain changes related to the licensing of private remote sensing space systems. (Under current regulations, remote sensing 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; private remote sensing space systems refer to remote sensing instruments not owned by the U.S. government.) The bill decreases from 120 to 60 days the amount of time in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration must review and act on an application for a

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1Short title

This section would let the Act be called the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025.

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025 .

2Annual reports

This section would change several requirements around the annual reports on commercial remote sensing system licensing under title 51 of the United States Code. It would shorten a deadline in section 60121(c) from 120 to 60, and it would make the matching change in section 60126(a)(1)(E), changing that number from 120 to 60 as well so the two deadlines stay consistent with each other. It would change what section 60126(a)(2) points to for notifications: instead of citing all of section 60122, it would cite only paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 60122(b). It would add a new paragraph (3) to section 60126(a), requiring the annual report to include all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees under section 60122; the current paragraph (3) would become paragraph (4) to make room for it. It would add a new subparagraph (F) to section 60126(a)(1), requiring the annual report to include a list of all applications submitted and licenses granted, organized by tier as defined in regulation, along with the rationale for each tier categorization. It would extend the date on which section 60126 expires from September 30, 2020, to September 30, 2030.

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2. Annual reports (a) Deadlines (1) In general Section 60121(c) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking 120 and inserting 60 . (2) Conforming amendment Section 60126(a)(1)(E) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking 120 and inserting 60 . (b) Notifications Section 60126(a)(2) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking section 60122; and and inserting paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 60122(b); . (c) Conditions Section 60126(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) all terms, conditions, or restrictions placed on licensees pursuant to section 60122; and . (d) Tiers Section 60126(a)(1) of title 51, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting and at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) a list of all applications submitted and licenses granted in accordance therewith, listed by tier as defined in regulation, as well as the rationale for each tier categorization; . (e) Sunset Section 60126 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2020 and inserting September 30, 2030 . Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-13

In the House.

Passed the House · 2025-03-24

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

VANTOR PARENT INCvia VANTOR PARENT INC

6 filings

CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICAvia NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (2025-03-25).