Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
Latest action · Mar 4, 2004 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act - Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish the Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Program.
Requires the Administrator to make awards based on the recommendations of the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Minor Planet Center).
Directs the Administrator to make one annual award, unless there are no eligible discoveries or contributions, for each of the following categories: (1) the amateur astronomer or group of amateur astronomers who discovered the intrinsically brightest near-Earth asteroid among the near-Earth asteroids that were discovered by such astronomers or groups; and (2) the amateur astronomer or group of amateur astronomers who made the greatest contribution to the mission of the Minor Planet Center to catalogue near-Earth asteroids.
Limits the amount of an award under such Program to $3,000.
Bars any individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of such individual's discovery or contribution from receiving an award.
Makes the Administrator's awards decisions under this Act final.
Authorizes appropriations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 35 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed404–1 | Mar 3, 2004 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2003Markup Feb 4, 2004Reported Feb 11, 2004 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2003Markup Oct 8, 2003Reported Oct 8, 2003 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2004 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2004Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 3, 2004Mr. Rohrabacher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 3, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H757-759)
- Mar 3, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 912.
- Mar 3, 2004At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 3, 2004Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H787-788)
- Mar 3, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 1 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H758)
- Mar 3, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 11, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 108-418.
- Feb 11, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 240.
- Feb 4, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 4, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 8, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 8, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Science.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H757–H759Text printed H758Recorded votes H787enact | Bart Gordon D-TN, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 3, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Feb 11, 2004H.R. 912, Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on February 4, 2004</p>
- Feb 11, 2004H.R. 912, Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on February 4, 2004
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 108-1020 | NEAR EARTH OBJECTS68 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 7, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1855 | Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act | Identical bill | Nov 12, 2003 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an awards program in honor of Charles "Pete" Conrad, astronaut and space scientist, for recognizing the discoveries made by amateur astronomers of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2004Referred in Senate
- Mar 3, 2004Engrossed in House
- Feb 11, 2004Reported in House
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
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