To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.
Latest action · Jan 1, 2013 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.
- IntroducedNov 29, 2012
- Passed HouseDec 31, 2012
- 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.)
Redesignates: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Western Aeronautical Test Range in California as the "NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 653 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed404–0 | Dec 31, 2012 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 29, 2012 to Nov 30, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Nov 29, 2012 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Nov 30, 2012 |
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 Nov 29, 2012 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 1, 2013 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 1, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Dec 31, 2012Mr. Hall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 31, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7485-7491)
- Dec 31, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6612.
- Dec 31, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Edwards objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Dec 31, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7512-7513)
- Dec 31, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 653). (text: CR H7485)
- Dec 31, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 29, 2012Introduced in House
- Nov 29, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 H7485–H7491Text printed H7485Recorded votes H7513redesignate | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Ken Calvert R-CA, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Ralph M. Hall R-TX | Dec 31, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6535.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 1, 2013Referred in Senate
- Dec 31, 2012Engrossed in House
- Nov 29, 2012Introduced 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.
