US Congress Senate Bill 2140 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-12 - By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-318.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises requirements for experimental permits related to commercial space launch activities. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to issue an experimental permit for a particular reusable suborbital vehicle (RSV) for research and development to test design concepts, equipment, or operating techniques, regardless of whether they are new (as under current law) or already existing. Strikes the requirement that crew training for which the permit may be used must occur before a commercial license for launch or reentry is obtained. Allows a permit to authorize an unlimited number of launches and reentries for a particular RSV rocket design (as well as for a particular RSV, as under current law). Repeals the prohibition against issuance of a permit, and the automatic invalidation of an existing permit, after a license has been issued for the launch or reentry of an RSV of a particular design. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit regardless of whether a license has already been issued. Declares that the issuance of a license may not invalidate a permit.

A bill to improve the transition between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial reusable launch vehicles.

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-12	Senate	By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-318.
2014-12-04	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612.
2014-12-04	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2014-04-09	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-03-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB3038 (Related) 2013-12-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2140/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2140/BILLS-113s2140is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2140/BILLS-113s2140rs.pdf