# 119-hr-8255: SAT Streamlining Act

119-hr-8255, SAT Streamlining Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8255
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAT Streamlining Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Speeds up approvals for satellite and earth‑station licenses.** It sets strict timelines, new fast‑track modification paths, and rules for foreign ownership and national security review. - Satellite operators get faster, predictable approvals. The Commission must decide most license and market‑access applications within 1 year and grants last up to 15 years. - Receive‑only and earth‑station operators face shorter clocks. Receive‑only authorizations must be decided within 30 days and many minor modifications within 90 days. - Applications with reportable foreign ownership are referred to the interagency Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation for national‑security review, and those reviews can extend statutory deadlines under the Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster earth-station approvals and changes: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would give clearer, faster deadlines for earth‑station decisions. The FCC would have one year from public notice to act on earth‑station applications, 30 days for receive‑only earth stations, 90 days for limited, non‑substantial modification requests, and 30 days for technicall…
- Short emergency permissions for satellites: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the FCC grant temporary emergency authority for up to 180 days when extraordinary public‑interest circumstances exist. The FCC could extend one time for another 180 days and must include a short statement explaining the grant. The emergency power would not apply to re…
- Faster satellite licensing and renewals: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would add a new federal licensing system for certain satellite services and earth stations. It would define which pending applications and existing authorizations are covered and align service names to international radio rules. The new rules would not apply to experimental or…
- Faster FCC decisions, added reviews: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would set strict deadlines for FCC action. The FCC would have 30 days to check completeness, and an application is treated as accepted for filing at day 30 if the FCC misses that check. For many space‑station and market‑access applications the FCC would have one year from publi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7757: KIDS Act
- 119-hr-9393: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8255)

## Related
- [119-hr-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1768)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7757: KIDS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7757)
- [119-hr-9393: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9393)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2483)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8255 (as of 2026-09-21).