To direct the President to establish a unified United States Space Command.

Bill: 116-hr-1746
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Military command and structure

Space flight and exploration
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the President to establish a unified combatant command to be known as the U.S. Space Command. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 Mr. Waltz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the President to establish a unified United States Space Command.

1. Unified United States Space Command (a) Establishment Pursuant to section 161 of title 10, United States Code, the President shall establish a unified combatant command to be known as the United States Space Command. (b) Conforming repeal Section 169 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (c) Conforming amendment Section 2273a(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking The Commander of the United States Strategic Command, acting through the United States Space Command, and inserting The Commander of the United States Space Command .