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51 U.S.C. § 50904

Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries

United States · Title 51 — NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS · Status: effective

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51 U.S.C. § 50904, Restrictions on launches, operations, and reentries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/493152
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Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-303(H.R. 1702)1998-10-28
    Commercial Space Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-492(H.R. 5382)2004-12-23
    Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
    House: 269–120Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-314(H.R. 3237)2010-12-18
    To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, "National and Commercial Space Programs".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 114-90(H.R. 2262)2015-11-25
    U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
    House: 284–133Senate: no recorded tally