SENATE COMMERCE MARKUP INCL TWO SATELLITE BILLS, Apr 14, 2026, DC, 10:00 am ET

Update, April 11:  The meeting has been rescheduled for April 14, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Buildng.  It will be webcast on the committee’s website.

Update, March 27:  No Democrats attended the March 25 markup so the committee could not conduct any votes. Ranking Member Cantwell said:

Unprecedent and unfair. Chair Cruz attempted to block the committee from voting on individual Democratic amendments including to pay TSA workers now. pic.twitter.com/WOITHI3Lfv

— Senate Commerce, Science, Transportation Committee (@commercedems) March 25, 2026

Chairman Cruz said:

What was meant to be an overwhelmingly bipartisan markup this morning was unable to proceed, as all of the Democrat members of the Committee failed to show up to work. As a result, important bipartisan legislation will not advance today.

“This temper tantrum is bizarre, but… pic.twitter.com/iS2MfZbG8j

— Senate Commerce Republicans (@SenateCommerce) March 25, 2026

He rescheduled the markup for this morning, March 27, at 10:00 am, but the Senate is out,  having been in session until about 2:30 am this morning debating and passing a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (but not ICE).   A new date for the markup hasn’t been posted on the committee’s website as of 8:00 am ET.

Original Entry: The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee will meet in Executive Session on March 25, 2026 at 10:00 am ET in 253 Russell Senate Office Building to markup several bills and vote on Coast Guard promotions.

Among the bills are two related to satellites:

• S. 1962, Secure Space Act (Fischer, Lujan) amends the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of 2019 to prohibit the FCC from granting a license or U.S. market access to entities deemed a national security risk.
• S. 3404, Satellite Cybersecurity Act (Peters, Cornyn) to require a report from GAO actions the Federal government has taken to support the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems; require the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the FCC and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop and maintain a satellite system cybersecurity clearinghouse; and require the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a strategy for government agencies to address and improve the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems.

The meeting will be webcast.