118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8787 — ORBITS Act of 2024

“To establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, and for other purposes.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced Jun 18, 2024

Last action Jun 18, 2024

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Referred

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs specified agencies to take actions to remediate orbital debris (human-made space objects that are no longer in use and can harm orbiting satellites and on-orbit activities). The Department of Commerce must publish and periodically update a list of orbital debris that may be remediated to reduce the risk of harm to orbiting satellites and on-orbit activities. In addition, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) must (1) establish a demonstration program to foster the development of technologies to remediate the orbital debris on the list, and (2) carry out other research and development activities to advance technologies for remediating orbital debris. NAS...

Provisions · 7 sectionsIntroduced in House

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Jun 18, 2024

Introduced in House

Jun 18, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.