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To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for managing commercial space launch license and approval applications within one year of enactment. The portal would facilitate submission, modification, and tracking of applications, manage documentation, and log communications between the Secretary, applicants, and other federal agencies. The system would display key dates and information to applicants and the public, including application submission dates, acceptance or rejection dates, and the status of applications. The portal would also track the number of days between various milestones in the approval process.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mike Haridopolos’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF BREVARD $20,267
- AAL LAND SURVEYING SERVICES, INC. $13,717
- FOUNDATION RISK PARTNERS $13,200
- SOUTHEAST PETRO DISTRIBUTORS, INC. $13,200
- CORCORAN PARTNERS $13,200
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Actions (2)
- May 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. · house
- May 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2026
Mr. Haridopolos (for himself and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
A BILL
To amend title 51, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “One Giant Licensing Electronic Application Portal Act” or the “One Giant LEAP Act”.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC PROCESSING PORTAL FOR LICENSES AND OTHER APPROVALS RELATED TO COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.—Chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 50925. Electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities
“(a) Establishment.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an electronic system (in this section referred to as the ‘Portal’) for processing applications and carrying out other secretarial functions with respect to licenses and other approvals under this chapter.
“(b) Functions.—The Portal shall facilitate the following functions:
“(1) Submitting and modifying an application referred to in subsection (a).
“(2) Logging communications regarding an application, license, or other approval under this chapter, between any of the following:
“(A) The Secretary of Transportation.
“(B) Each applicant for, and each recipient of, such approval.
“(C) Each head of a Federal department or agency consulted pursuant to section 50918.
“(3) Managing the submission of, and access to, documentation relating to such approval.
“(4) Making secretarial determinations with respect to such application.
“(5) Displaying to the Secretary and the relevant applicant information relating to the following:
“(A) The following dates, as applicable:
“(i) The date on which pre-application consulting began.
“(ii) The date such applicant submitted such application.
“(iii) The date on which the Secretary accepted or rejected such application.
“(iv) Each date on which such applicant requested a modification to such application.
“(v) Each date on which the Secretary so modified such application.
“(vi) If the Secretary consults with the head of another Federal department or agency regarding such application pursuant to section 50918, the following:
“(I) The date on which such consultation begins.
“(II) The date on which such consultation ends.
“(vii) The date on which either of the following occur:
“(I) The Secretary carries out the function for which such applicant submitted such application.
“(II) The Secretary denies such application.
“(B) The number of days between the date referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) and the date referred to in subclause (vii) of such subparagraph.
“(C) The number of days between the date referred to in clause (ii) of such subparagraph and the date referred to in subclause (vii) of such subparagraph.
“(D) The status of such application.
“(6) Displaying to the public information relating to the following:
“(A) The following dates, as applicable:
“(i) The date such applicant submitted such application.
“(ii) The date on which the Secretary accepted or rejected such application.
“(iii) Each date on which such applicant requested a modification to such application.
“(iv) Each date on which the Secretary so modified such application.
“(v) The date on which either of the following occur:
“(I) The Secretary carries out the function for which such applicant submitted such application.
“(II) The Secretary denies such application.
“(B) The status of such application.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
“50925. Electronic processing portal for licenses and other approvals related to commercial space launch activities.”. <all>
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