On the recordOctober 31, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the Hickenlooper substitute amendment at the desk to the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1358), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The committee-reported substitute amendment, as amended, was agreed to. The bill (S. 447), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 447 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 ``Orbital Sustainability Act of 2023'' or the ``ORBITS Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) The safety and sustainability of operations in low- Earth orbit and nearby orbits in outer space have become increasingly endangered by a growing amount of orbital debris. (2) Exploration and scientific research missions and commercial space services of critical importance to the United States rely on continued and secure access to outer space.…
