Florida 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HM 443 — United States Space Command and United States Space Force

Last action — Died in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

United States Space Command and United States Space Force; Urges President to support establishment of US Space Force & US Space Command in Florida.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 443 2020 House Memorial A memorial to the President of the United States, urging the President to support the establishment of the United States Space Force and the United States Space Command in Florida.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HM 443 2020 House Memorial A memorial to the President of the United States, urging the President to support the establishment of the United States Space Force and the United States Space Command in Florida.
7 WHEREAS, on December 18, 2018, the Presidential Memorandum announced the establishment of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) as a unified combatant command that would be responsible for Joint Force space operations, and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, Space Policy Directive-4 was signed, ordering the United States Department of Defense to "develop a legislative proposal to establish a United States Space Force as a sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces within the Department of the Air Force," and WHEREAS, under this proposal, the Space Force would organize, train, and equip military space forces to ensure unfettered acce2ss to space and enable prompt and sustained offensive and defensive space operations in protecting our national security and economic interests, and WHEREAS, as the most military friendly state in the country with a fast-growing commercial aerospace industry, Florida is the ideal location for the Space Force and USSPACECOM, and WHEREAS, in addition to an already existing infrastructure and a highly trained workforce, Florida has enduring Page 1 of 3 CODING:
7 WHEREAS, on December 18, 2018, the Presidential Memorandum announced the establishment of the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) as a unified combatant command that would be responsible for Joint Force space operations, and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, Space Policy Directive-4 was signed, ordering the United States Department of Defense to "develop a legislative proposal to establish a United States Space Force as a sixth branch of the United States Armed Forces within the Department of the Air Force," and WHEREAS, under this proposal, the Space Force would organize, train, and equip military space forces to ensure unfettered access to space and enable prompt and sustained offensive and defensive space operations in protecting our national security and economic interests, and WHEREAS, as the most military friendly state in the country with a fast-growing commercial aerospace industry, Florida is the ideal location for the Space Force and USSPACECOM, and WHEREAS, in addition to an already existing infrastructure and a highly trained workforce, Florida has enduring Page 1 of 3 CODING:
hm0443-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 443 2020 partnerships with both the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and WHEREAS, Florida is home to several important and strategic facilities and Air Force bases, including the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, and Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, which currently provides space launch operations support through the 45th Space Wing, and WHEREAS, 3 of the 10 current unified combatant commands are located in Florida:
hm0443-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HM 443 2020 partnerships with both the United States Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and WHEREAS, Florida is home to several important and strategic facilities and Air Force bases, including the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, and Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, which currently provides space launch operations support through the 45th Space Wing, and WHEREAS, 3 of the 10 current unified combatant commands are located in Florida:
hm0443-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HM 443 2020 That the President of the United States is urged to support the establishment of the United States Space Force and the United States Space Command in Florida.
hm0443-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HM 443 2020 That the President of the United States is urged to support the establishment of the United States Space Force and the United States Space Command in Florida.
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Action History

  1. Died in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Received

  4. Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Rules

  5. In Messages

  6. CS adopted

  7. Read 2nd time

  8. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20

  9. Placed on Calendar

  10. Favorable by- State Affairs Committee; YEAS 21 NAYS 0

  11. On Committee agenda-- State Affairs Committee, 01/30/20, 11:30 am, Morris Hall

  12. CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time

  13. Introduced

  14. Now in State Affairs Committee

  15. Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)

  16. CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  17. On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB

  18. Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; State Affairs Committee

  19. Filed

Sponsors

  • Local · Primary
  • Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee · Primary

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Local
  • Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Favorable (State Affairs Committee)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15002
Republican 5001
Democrat 1000
Total 21003
% of votes cast 88%0%0%13%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Clemons — Yea
Drake — Not Voting
DuBose — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hattersley — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Newton — Yea
Payne — Yea
Pigman — Yea
Raschein — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Zika — Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Not Voting
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Local, Federal & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee)

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1002
Republican 3001
Unaffiliated 6002
Total 10005
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Hage — Yea
Jenne — Not Voting
Killebrew — Yea
Payne — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Silvers — Not Voting
Tomkow — Yea
Zika — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Not Voting
Buchanan, James Republican Not Voting
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HM 443 do?
United States Space Command and United States Space Force; Urges President to support establishment of US Space Force & US Space Command in Florida.
Who sponsors HM 443?
HM 443 is sponsored by Local and Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee.
What is the current status of HM 443?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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