- Stage
- On calendar
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- Sep 29, 2025
What it does
Situational Awareness of Flying Elements in Orbit Act or the SAFE Orbit Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Traffic Coordination System for Space, which is being developed by the Office of Space Commerce to provide space situational awareness data and services to space operators. ( Space situational awareness means an understanding of the space operational environment and the identification, tracking, and prediction of the behavior of space objects and debris.) As an initial matter, the bill provides for the elevation of the Office of Space Commerce to a standalone bureau within the Department of Commerce. (The office currently sits within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 5, 2025
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.