- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Feb 24, 2026
What it does
Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries Act or the ASCEND Act 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. ( Remote sensing 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.) 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…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2025
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
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