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FL H0443
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Status
3/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
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AI Summary
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Urges the President of the United States to support establishing the United States Space Force and United States Space Command in Florida
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Cites Florida's military infrastructure including Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, MacDill, Tyndall, Eglin, and Patrick Air Force Bases, which currently provide space launch operations support through the 45th Space Wing
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Notes Florida currently hosts 3 of 10 unified combatant commands: U.S. Southern Command (Doral), U.S. Central Command (Tampa), and U.S. Special Operations Command (Tampa)
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Argues Florida is ideal for the new military branch and 11th unified combatant command due to existing infrastructure, highly trained workforce, partnerships with the Air Force and NASA, and fast-growing commercial aerospace industry
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Requires copies of the memorial to be sent to the President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and all Florida congressional delegation members
Legislative Description
United States Space Command and United States Space Force
Last Action
Died in Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
3/14/2020