All LegislationSenate Bill 3639S 3639

SAT Streamlining Act

Science, Technology, Communications

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Introduced January 14, 2026 by Rafael Edward Cruz · Last progress January 14, 2026

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CommitteeFebruary 12, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
IntroReferralJanuary 14, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
IntroReferralJanuary 14, 2026
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Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S.2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, S.3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, S.3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, S.3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, S.3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA, and routine lists in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the NTSB final report on the DCA midair collision.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationRussell Senate Office Building, 253Feb 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Business meeting to consider S.71, to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars, S.1898, to establish a demonstration program for the active remediation of orbital debris and to require the development of uniform orbital debris standard practices in order to support a safe and sustainable orbital environment, S.2585, to modernize and improve the Broadband Funding Map in order to promote the most efficient use of Federal funds for broadband deployment, S.3199, to establish a multi-stakeholder advisory committee tasked with providing detailed recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, S.3266, to support the athletic programs of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, S.3468, to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, S.3639, to expedite processing of satellite and space licenses, S.3700, to establish an expert review panel to make recommendations for a comprehensive agency-wide safety management system at the FAA, and the nominations of Daniel Edwards, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both of the Department of Transportation, Steven Haines, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Robert Harvey, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and John DeLeeuw, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Laws This Bill Would Affect

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Adds47 U.S.C. 346

Adds a new section 346 to Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 titled 'Radiofrequency licensing authority relating to certain operations', establishing definitions (including 'Assistant Secretary' as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information), application and petition processing timelines, market access term limits and renewal mechanisms, review-extension rules (including national security exceptions), preemption of State/local regulation of rates, reporting requirements on application backlogs, limits on information the Commission may require, and exclusions for experimental and amateur services.

Amends47 U.S.C. 309

Amends section 309 by inserting references to licenses or grants of market access under the newly added section 346 into subsection (j)(2) (inserting a new subparagraph (C) and redesignating the former (C) as (D)), and by making multiple textual changes in subsection (k) to headings and internal language (including replacing the phrase 'that station' with 'that licensee, recipient, or entity' and adding cross-references and applicability to applications or grants under section 346).

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