Space Infrastructure Act

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Space Infrastructure Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. Under current law, critical infrastructure means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5017

Introduced on
2023-07-27

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/27/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Space Infrastructure Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. Under current law, critical infrastructure means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance with respect to space systems, services, and technology as critical infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Science, Technology, Communications

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/25/2023

Space Infrastructure Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. Under current law, critical infrastructure m...


Latest Action7/27/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.