National Space Commission Act
Latest action · Nov 5, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14035-14037)
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.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2003
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Space Commission Act - Establishes a National Space Commission to: (1) provide advice and counsel to the President and Congress on matters related to the future of space; and (2) conduct studies, assessments, and other methods of evaluation to reach conclusions and formulate recommendations; (3) convene public forums, reviews, and other means of public discourse for gathering and distributing information; (4) establish a national approach for the safety of space flight; and (5) provide advice on changes in Federal law or international agreements to achieve recommendations, solutions, and outcomes proposed by the Commission.
Directs the Commission to: (1) evaluate findings, recommendations, and observations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board and the activities of NASA to respond to the Board's report; (2) make recommendations concerning additional and long-term criteria and conditions for the operation of the Space Shuttle; (3) assess NASA's capability to resolve the Board's findings, recommendations, and observations, the proper role of NASA and its industrial, scientific, and commercial partners in the development and operation of high risk space flight systems, and additional NASA workforce and management reforms to achieve safety of human space flight; (4) take into consideration the present condition of the International Space Station (ISS) and alternative space transportation solutions for servicing and supporting the ISS; (5) report on alternative means of transferring crew during assembly of the ISS and on the Space Shuttle's return-to-flight; (6) engage in specific advisory activities related to the development of future launch technology and make recommendations for future national goals for the development and use of space; and (7) review the Nation's program of safety in space flight and make recommendations for a national program for the management of safe commercial, civil, and military space flight.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 5, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Nov 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14035-14037)
- Nov 5, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14033-14035)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Accident prevention
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Astronautics
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Engineering
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- International cooperation in astronautics
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Maintenance and repair
- Manned space flight
- Military operations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Robots
- Safety measures
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Space activities
- Space commercialization
- Space exploration
- Space flight
- Space programs
- Space shuttles
- Space stations
- Spacecraft
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
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