Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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 5, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(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.
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 | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2007 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2007Markup Jan 30, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Sep 11, 2007 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-314.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
- Jan 30, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 11, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-213.
- Mar 6, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 5, 2007Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 5, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2134-2136)
- Mar 5, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 807.
- Mar 5, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2134-2135)
- Mar 5, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 8, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E476 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 6, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2134–H2136Text printed H2134 | Louie Gohmert R-TX, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Mar 5, 2007 |
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 21, 2008H.R. 807, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008</p>
- Feb 21, 2008H.R. 807, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 30, 2008
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. 110-213 | MISCELLANEOUS NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION74 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Sep 11, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for its inclusion as a unit of the National Park System.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- Mar 6, 2007Referred in Senate
- Mar 5, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
