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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

LAUNCH Act

S. 1961Introduced Jun 5, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Official title: A bill to streamline the application of regulations relating to commercial space launch and reentry requirements and licensing of private remote sensing space systems, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 5, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Luján (D-NM), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Rick Scott (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.