Schmitt-sponsored bill signed into law by President Biden

A bill co-sponsored by Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt is now federal law.

On Thursday, President Biden signed the Launch Communications Act into law, which creates a new process for the FCC to issue radio frequency licenses for commercial space launches. 

The updated process is designed to help improve coordination among federal agencies amid a fast-growing commercial space industry. 

Schmitt says in a statement that “America must maintain its edge in the 21st century space race against China.” 

The bill was co-sponsored by Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado. 

It’s Schmitt’s first bill to be signed into law, and reportedly the only bill signed into law this session that was co-sponsored by a Senate freshman.