Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act

Bill: 108-hr-1297
Sponsor: Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]
Introduced: 2003-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Astronautics
Astronauts
Cemeteries and funerals
Congress
Congressional tributes
Defense budgets
Economics and Public Finance
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: 2003-04-08
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House 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 to the Secretary for the Arlington National Cemetery memorial.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-04-12
text: Provisions of Measure Incorporated in H.R.1559, Title III..
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Committee on Science discharged.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Committee on Science discharged.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: House Committee on Science Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 8, 2003.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-62, Part I.
action_date: 2003-04-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-62, Part I.
action_date: 2003-04-03
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2003-04-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-03-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2003-03-25
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2003-03-13
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: 2003-03-13
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: 2003-03-13
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: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-03-13
text: Introduced in House