US Congress Senate Bill 1694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on December 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-12-31 - Became Public Law No: 116-275.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires a federal agency that issues a license for the conduct of a lunar activity to require that each license applicant agree to abide by recommendations, guidelines, or principles issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) related to the protection and preservation of U.S. government lunar artifacts. A federal agency may exempt specific activities from such an agreement if the activities have legitimate and significant historical, archaeological, anthropological, scientific, or engineering value; assess a penalty fee for violations of such an agreement.

One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-31	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-275.
2020-12-31	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-12-21	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-12-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-19	Senate	Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 1694 by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7850)
2020-12-17	Senate	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
2020-12-16	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7219-7220)
2020-12-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1694.
2020-12-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7219-7222)
2020-12-16	House	Ms. Horn, Kendra S. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-01-06	Senate	By Senator Wicker from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 116-194.
2019-07-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-19	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-07-19	House	Received in the House.
2019-07-18	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2019-07-18	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (text: CR S4935)
2019-07-18	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4934)
2019-07-18	Senate	S.Amdt.927 Amendment SA 927 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2019-07-18	Senate	S.Amdt.927 Amendment SA 927 proposed by Senator Peters. (consideration: CR S4934; text: CR S4934) To modify the sense of Congress with respect to collaboration with other countries.
2019-07-18	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4934-4935)
2019-07-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 152.
2019-07-16	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
2019-07-10	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB3766 (Same As) 2019-07-16 - Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1694/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1694/BILLS-116s1694is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1694/BILLS-116s1694rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1694/BILLS-116s1694es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1694/BILLS-116s1694eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1694/BILLS-116s1694enr.pdf