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 16, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-75.
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 13, 2013
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 2013
- Passed SenateJan 8, 2014
- To the PresidentJan 9, 2014
- Became lawJan 16, 2014Public Law 113-75
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 47 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed394–0 | Feb 25, 2013 |
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Feb 13, 2013 |
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 13, 2013 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2013Discharged Jan 8, 2014 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2014Signed by President.
- Jan 16, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-75.
- Jan 9, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 9, 2014Presented to President.
- Jan 8, 2014Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S185)
- Jan 8, 2014Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S185)
- Jan 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 26, 2013Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Feb 25, 2013Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 25, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H602-605, H606-607)
- Feb 25, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 667.
- Feb 25, 2013At 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.
- Feb 25, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H606-607)
- Feb 25, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H602)
- Feb 25, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S185, S186 | Harry Reid D-NV, Rob Portman R-OH | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E192, E196 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Jim Jordan R-OH | Feb 26, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H602–H607Text printed H602Recorded votes H606redesignate | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Ken Calvert R-CA, Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Ralph M. Hall R-TX | Feb 25, 2013 |
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 H503.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-3 | EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO TITLE VII OF THE DODD-FRANK ACT131 pages | Agriculture Committee | Mar 14, 2013 |
CRS reports 8
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1636 | A bill to redesignate certain facilities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. | Identical bill | Oct 31, 2013 |
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 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 26, 2013Referred in Senate
- Feb 25, 2013Engrossed in House
- Feb 13, 2013Introduced 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.
