Protecting Human Space Flight Act of 2010
Latest action · Jul 1, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Human Space Flight Act of 2010 - Requires amounts appropriated for FY2010 (or for prior fiscal years that remain available) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Constellation Program to be spent only to carry out such program, including through contracts and necessary support activities.
Prohibits the termination or descoping of contracts for the Constellation Program.
Requires NASA to spend at least 90% of all such funds by September 30, 2010.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2010 to Jul 26, 2010; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Jun 28, 2010 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Frank Kratovil, Jr. | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jul 26, 2010 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 28, 2010 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
- Jun 28, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 28, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41016 | The Future of NASA: Space Policy Issues Facing Congress Archived | Report | Jan 27, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To impose certain requirements on the expenditure of funds by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Constellation program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Human Space Flight Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2010Introduced 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.
