Congress Weighs the State of U.S. PNT: GPS Modernization, Interference Enforcement and the Search for Complementary Architecture - Inside GNSS

Congress Weighs the State of U.S. PNT: GPS Modernization, Interference Enforcement and the Search for Complementary Architecture – Inside GNSS

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June 10, 2026

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Image: Chairman Guthrie, House Energy and Commerce Committee

What’s new: A Congressional hearing about PNT policy and backups.

Why it’s important: This hearing showed:

Congressional concern about the issue – always very important.
Significant concerns about NextNav’s proposal from all the members of the panel except for the NextNav CEO.
Judging by the questions from members of the committee, significant concerns on the part of Congress.

What else to know:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is still considering NextNav’s petition.
There were a number of comments and concerns from committee members who discussed about people being tracked and privacy concerns with future PNT systems.
The hearing went on for nearly 3.5 hours! That is a fairly long time and indicative of interest.
Link to video of the hearing.

Congress Weighs the State of U.S. PNT: GPS Modernization, Interference Enforcement and the Search for Complementary Architecture

What Can YOU Do? How Can YOU Help?

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