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HR9592119th Congress

American Space Leadership for the 21st Century Act

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

Introduced

Summary

Strengthen U.S. space security through diplomacy and allied cooperation. This bill would push the State Department to lead international efforts to detect, deter, and respond to threats from low Earth orbit through cislunar space, and to shape norms and transparency that protect U.S. and allied space systems and commercial ties.

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  • Would make the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, the lead for diplomatic engagement to assess threats, attribute actions, and communicate risks including those tied to cooperation with the People’s Republic of China or the Russian Federation.
  • Would authorize space security dialogues with allies and partners to integrate space issues into collective defense, prioritize interoperable and complementary systems, leverage allied industrial strengths, and coordinate norm-building and standards work.
  • Would require consultations with the specified congressional committees no later than 90 days and then annually for 3 years on current and emerging threats, and would require notice and consultation around certain international agreements and significant changes in adversary space posture.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Secretary can make space agreements

This bill would authorize the Secretary of State to enter international agreements with allies and partners to improve U.S. outer space security. Agreements could cover sharing information or giving allies access to U.S. government or commercial space capabilities. The Secretary would have to consult and notify the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees at least 15 days before signing. Agreements must be mutually beneficial and consistent with U.S. national security and foreign policy.

Space security talks with allies

This bill would let the State Department, in coordination with the Defense Department and other agencies, start space security dialogues with key allies and partners. The talks could be paired with civil and commercial space discussions. Topics would include linking space security to collective defense, choosing priority investments for interoperable systems, strengthening supply chains, promoting U.S. space companies to allies, and coordinating international norm-building and standards work.

State Department briefings to Congress

This bill would require the State Department, through the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, to consult the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees within 90 days of enactment and then once a year for three years on current and emerging space threats. Briefings could cover threats from PRC or Russian military or dual-use systems, assessments of adversary intent on norms or placing nuclear weapons in space, and barriers to U.S. company cooperation with allies. If the Secretary finds a significant change in an adversary's space posture, the bill would require notification and consultation with those committees within 30 days.

State Department leads space diplomacy

This bill would require the State Department, through the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, to lead diplomacy to reduce threats to U.S. space interests. The Under Secretary would assess threats from low Earth orbit through cislunar space and work with allies to assess and attribute actions. The role would include identifying possible plans to place nuclear weapons or delivery vehicles in space, shaping norms to deter disruptive acts, improving communications with allies, and reducing intentional creation of debris.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]

SC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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