118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 675Secure Space Act of 2023

To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a non-geostationary orbit satellite system if the license or grant of market access would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.

Science, technology, communications
Introduced Jan 31, 2023
Last action Apr 25, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 31, 2023
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Referred
Jan 31, 2023
E&C
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Committee
Mar 24, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting licenses or access to U.S. markets for geostationary or non-geostationary orbit satellite systems or authorizations for related earth-based stations that communicate with those systems to certain producers or providers of communications equipment or services. Specifically, the FCC may not grant a license, market access, or authorization to an entity that produces or provides equipment or a service that the FCC determines poses an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons (e.g., Huawei Technologies Company and China Mobile International USA Inc.). Geostationary satellite syst...

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 10 actions
Apr 25, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-41.
Apr 25, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
Mar 24, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
Mar 23, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 2023
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0 .
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 31, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.