{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2600","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2600,"title":"ASCEND Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-02","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001100","fullName":"Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]","party":"R","state":"CO","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-24","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344."},"policyArea":"Science, Technology, Communications","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Earth sciences","Photography and imaging","Space flight and exploration","Spacecraft and satellites"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-24","text":"Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2242-2243)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2600.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2242-2244)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-23","text":"Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 428.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-20","text":"Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-502.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-02","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-02","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-02","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program run by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Through the CSDA program, NASA acquires remote sensing data and imagery from commercial satellites to support its Earth science research. (<em>Remote sensing</em> generally 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.)</p><p>Under the bill, NASA may establish or modify end-use agreements to allow for broad use of data and imagery acquired under the program, including by individuals outside of NASA (e.g., other federal agencies). The terms of any data or imagery acquisition may not prevent the publication of such data or imagery for scientific purposes or the publication of information derived from it. To the extent practicable, NASA must acquire such data and imagery from U.S. vendors. &nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-03T20:24:26Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":481,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:25:11.079Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=ASCEND%20Act"}]}}