# 119-s-1437: ASCEND Act

119-s-1437, ASCEND Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1437
- Congress: 119
- Title: ASCEND Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program to buy and share commercial Earth observation data.** This law directs NASA's Earth Science Division to create a program that purchases commercial remote sensing imagery and makes it available to support NASA science, operations, education, and appropriate use by other federal users and researchers.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NASA would buy and share satellite data: benefit, low. If enacted, NASA would set up a program to buy commercial Earth observation data and images. The program would share that data with researchers and other federal users to support science and education. NASA would try to buy from U.S. companies when possible. NASA would set license terms so more peo…

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- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1437 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1437)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1437 (as of 2026-10-09).