Rep. Calvert Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Label Space Systems as Critical Infrastructure
The Space Infrastructure Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to discuss it.
The bill has support from both parties and addresses growing national security concerns about satellites, but it is still in the very early stages of the lawmaking process.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 5017 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 5017 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The Department of Homeland Security must stand up new coordination structures, name a lead agency, and produce reports, creating new workload and responsibilities for staff at DHS and partner agencies. This is a new administrative mission rather than a change to pay, benefits, or job security for federal workers generally.
“Designating a Sector-Specific Agency for such sector.”
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The initiative directs the Secretary of DHS to designate space systems, services, and technology as a critical infrastructure sector. If approved, the space sector would become the 17th industry designated as critical infrastructure, joining sectors like energy and healthcare.
Legislative proposals such as the Space Infrastructure Act reflect a growing consensus that space systems—satellites, ground infrastructure, and supporting networks—are essential to national and economic security. Designation would signal the proper prioritization of their importance.
A key interagency council has pushed back against the effort to designate space as a critical infrastructure sector, complicating the path for the Space Infrastructure Act. Critics argue the designation could create bureaucratic hurdles for the private space industry.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Space Infrastructure Act
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