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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8851 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8851 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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: