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H.R.1297 / 108th Congress

Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act

Provisions of Measure Incorporated in H.R.1559, Title III..

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 13, 2003

Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, during the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107.Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to: (1) accept gifts and donations for that or another memorial or monument to the crew; and (2) transfer any donations accepted to the Secretary for the Arlington National Cemetery memorial.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] · R–FL

Committees

  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee
  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
20 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Provisions of Measure Incorporated in H.R.1559, Title III..

  2. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.

  3. Committee on Science discharged.

  4. Committee on Science discharged.

  5. House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 8, 2003.

  6. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-62, Part I.

  7. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-62, Part I.

  8. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

  9. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  10. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  11. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  12. Committee Hearings Held.

  13. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  14. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  15. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  16. Introduced in House

  17. Introduced in House

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