Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2025
HR 1325 modifies annual reporting requirements for commercial remote sensing licensees under U.S. law. It shortens the deadline for submitting annual reports from 120 to 60 days and adds new requirements for licensees to report on all applications and licenses categorized by regulatory tier, along with the rationale for each tier. The bill also updates notification procedures and extends the expiration date for certain provisions from September 30, 2020, to September 30, 2030. These changes directly affect companies holding commercial remote sensing licenses that operate Earth-observing satellites. The bill focuses on streamlining and clarifying regulatory reporting processes without altering licensing standards or creating new restrictions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1202-1203)
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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