UN Resolution on Space Norms Could Conflict With Congress: Lawyer

Any U.N. resolution on behavioral norms for commercial activity in space must recognize it's Congress that passes laws in the U.S., not the executive branch, space lawyer Laura Montgomery blogged Monday. She said a March 5 letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken from House Science Committee ranking member Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and House Space Subcommittee ranking member Brian Babin, R-Texas, appears to also make that point. The letter said the White House not coordinating with the House Science Committee as it tries to reach new U.N. agreements on space "could create confusion, complicate the enactment of statutes implementing such proposals, and conflict with existing statutes, policies, and constitutional rights."