S 1962
Passed a chamber
Prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from licensing or granting U.S. market access to satellite systems, or authorizing earth stations that use them, when the license would be held or controlled by an entity on the Covered List or its affiliate.
Official title: Secure Space Act of 2026
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
24-SEP-2026
Senate
Introduced
05-JUN-2025
Referred
05-JUN-2025
Approved by committee
14-APR-2026
Reported
14-SEP-2026
On the calendar
14-SEP-2026
Passed
23-SEP-2026
- Adds a new section 10 to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 covering geostationary and nongeostationary orbit satellite systems and their earth stations.
- Defines an affiliate as an entity that owns, controls, or is under common control with another entity, with ownership meaning an equity interest of at least 10 percent.
- Allows the Commission to issue a report assessing supply chain security risks tied to communications equipment from Covered List entities.
- Requires the Commission to issue implementing rules within 1 year after enactment and applies the prohibition to licenses granted on or after enactment.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (05-JUN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 23-SEP-2026).
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