118th Congress Science, Technology, Communications
S. 2634: ASCEND Act
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Summary
This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established the program as a pilot program in 2017 to acquire commercial small-satellite data in support of NASA's earth science research.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Hickenlooper SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Hickenlooper.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


