Secure Space Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Frank Pallone
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting satellite licenses or earth station authorizations, including U.S. market access for foreign-licensed satellites, to specified foreign entities of concern and their affiliates. (Earth stations, also commonly known as ground stations, are earth-based radio stations that communicate with satellites. A grant of U.S. market access permits one or more foreign-licensed satellites to communicate with one or more U.S.-licensed earth stations.)
Specifically, the FCC may not grant a satellite license, an earth station authorization, or market access to any entity, or an affiliate thereof, that produces or provides communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. (The FCC maintains a list of such equipment and services, known as the Covered List. Providers of such equipment and services include, for example, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Apr 29, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Apr 28, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 28, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1652)
- Apr 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1652)
- Apr 28, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2458.
- Apr 28, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1652-1653)
- Apr 28, 2025Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42.
- Apr 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-65.
- Apr 8, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 1.
- Apr 8, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House