US Congress House Bill 1562 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate a commercial space transportation accident in which there is (1) a known impact of a commercial launch vehicle, the payload of such vehicle, or any component thereof outside of the hazard area designated for the launch or reentry of such vehicle; (2) a fatality or significant injury of any individual, regardless of whether the individual was on board the commercial launch vehicle at the time of the accident; or (3) substantial damage to property that is not associated with commercial space launch activities and that is not located at the launch site. The NTSB shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with any government agency with the authority to certify a commercial space transportation operation to delineate the conditions under which a commercial space transportation accident will be investigated by such agency rather than by the NTSB.

Commercial Space Transportation Safety Act of 2019

Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-03-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1562/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1562/BILLS-116hr1562ih.pdf