Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) critical of the House’s lack of action on bill to review and update commercial space operations.
In December, the Senate gave a passing vote to the “Space Frontier Act.” Among other topics, the Act would extend authorization of the International Space Station through 2030 and establish the Bureau of Space Commerce within the Commerce Department, led by an assistant secretary.
Speaking before Congress, Cruz suggested that the “Many of the individuals who are gathered in this room today are the ones who are feeling the greatest impact moving forward due to the House’s failure not only to enact the Space Frontier Act, but also its current disinterest in taking any meaningful steps to address this issue. He also suggested the House was distracted by other issues, including the impending impeachment hearings.