Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act

Bill: 108-s-628
Sponsor: Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Astronautics
Astronauts
Cemeteries and funerals
Congress
Congressional tributes
Defense budgets
Gifts
Maintenance and repair
Monuments and memorials
Space activities
Space shuttles
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 13, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 for the Arlington National Cemetery memorial.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: 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.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2003-03-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3909; text as passed Senate: CR S3909)
action_date: 2003-03-18
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3909; text as passed Senate: CR S3909)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in the Senate and read twice and ordered held at desk. until the close of business March 19, 2003.
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3747-3748)
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in Senate