Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act

Bill: 110-hr-807
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2007-02-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Astronautics
Astronauts
Commemorations
Governmental investigations
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
National parks
Space activities
Space shuttles
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: 
Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle. 

action_date: 2007-03-05
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-11
text: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-314.
action_date: 2008-04-10
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-314.
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2007-09-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-213.
action_date: 2007-03-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2134-2135)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2134-2135)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 807.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2134-2136)
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-05
text: Introduced in House