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H.R. 2458

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2458, the Secure Space Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Frank Pallone (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 2458 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2458/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2458 EH: Secure Space Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2458
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Secure Space Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses, United States market access, or earth station authorizations
(a)
In general
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sections 11 and 12, respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after section 9 the following:
10.
Prohibition on grant of certain satellite licenses, United States market access, or earth station authorizations
(a)
In general
The Commission may not grant a license for, or a petition for a declaratory ruling to access the United States market using, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if such license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by—
(1)
an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service; or
(2)
an affiliate (as defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 )) of an entity described in paragraph (1).
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Blanket-licensed earth station
The term  blanket-licensed earth station  means an earth station that is licensed with a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system.
(2)
Gateway station
The term  gateway station  means an earth station or a group of earth stations that—
(A)
supports the routing and switching functions of a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system;
(B)
may also be used for telemetry, tracking, and command transmissions;
(C)
does not originate or terminate communication traffic; and
(D)
is not for the exclusive use of any customer.
(3)
Individually licensed earth station
The term  individually licensed earth station  means—
(A)
an earth station (other than a blanket-licensed earth station) that sends a signal to, and receives a signal from, a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system; or
(B)
a gateway station.
 .
(b)
Applicability
Section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the grant of a license, petition, or authorization on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c)
Rules
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue rules to implement section 10 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added by subsection (a).
     Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed House2025-04-28
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 27, 2025

hb2458/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/27/2025)

Secure Space Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from granting satellite licenses or earth station authorizations, including U.S. market access for foreign-licensed satellites, to specified foreign entities of concern and their affiliates. (Earth stations, also commonly known as ground stations, are earth-based radio stations that communicate with satellites. A grant of U.S. market access permits one or more foreign-licensed satellites to communicate with one or more U.S.-licensed earth stations.)

Specifically, the FCC may not grant a satellite license, an earth station authorization, or market access to any entity, or an affiliate thereof, that produces or provides communications equipment or services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States. (The FCC maintains a list of such equipment and services, known as the Covered List. Providers of such equipment and services include, for example, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE Corporation.)

Sponsors

Rep. Frank Pallone (D) sponsors H.R. 2458, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2458 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Apr 29, 2025 · 458 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Apr 24, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2458, the latest H. Rept. 119-65.

Actions

H.R. 2458 has taken 13 actions since Mar 27, 2025, the latest on Apr 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 28, 202515:52
House
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 28, 202515:53
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1652-1653)
Apr 28, 202515:53
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2458.
Apr 28, 202515:58
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1652)

Votes

H.R. 2458 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 2458.

Titles

H.R. 2458 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Secure Space Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Secure Space Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Secure Space Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Secure Space Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Secure Space Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2458, the latest on Jun 27, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2458 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION16—
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMERALD LITKE-SMITH116
MARIBETH COLLINS116
TIMOTHY DONOVAN116
JOHN HOWES114
BROOKE DONILON112
CLIFFORD RICCIO112
JAMES ASSEY112
JAMES HOUTON112
KELSEY ODOM112
LEE FRIEDMAN112
MICHAEL DEAN112
MICHAEL PAULS112
MICHAEL POWELL112
NICOLETTE GLISSON112
SAMUEL WALTON112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$3.2M1st Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$3.1M2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$160K3rd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$160K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATIONCOMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$150K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2458 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2458’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr2458/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2458 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies to Telephone and wireless communication.

hr2458/subjects.txt
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsSpacecraft and satellitesTelephone and wireless communication

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2458, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 56 (Thursday, March 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 2458.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H1339]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com