S. 1648 · 118th Congress · enacted
Launch Communications Act
Became Public Law No: 118-85.
Latest official action 2024-09-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Launch Communications Act This act requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate access to specified broadband spectrum frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries. Under current law, commercial missions launching from the United States to space must use government-owned spectrum to communicate with the rockets during launch, and private companies must apply to the FCC to receive special temporary authority to use such spectrum. On June 28, 2021, the FCC issued a final rule adopting a nonfederal secondary allocation of the 2200-2290 megahertz frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum for use during commercial space launches and reentries. The act requires the FCC to (1) adopt service rules for access to additional frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries and complete associated rulemaking activities (e.g., those that set technical specifications and eligibility requirements), and (2) allocate the frequencies. The FCC must also streamline the process for access authorizations, including by providing for (1) authorizations to access specified frequencies for multiple commercial space launches and reentries from one or more federal or private launch or reentry sites, (2) authorizations for multiple uses of such frequencies for a commercial space launch or reentry, (3) electronic filing and processing of access applications, and (4)…
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-26
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Eric Schmitt
Senate · MO · Republican
$272,099PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John W. Hickenlooper
Senate · CO · Democratic
$887,596PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE COLORADO$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEDUCATE AND INNOVATE PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOPE PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMITTEN PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOR CITY PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC)$10,000
Eric Schmitt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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