SRES 24 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A resolution commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Introduced Jan 31, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor John Cornyn R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2013 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S448; text as passed Senate: CR S445-446)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2013
  2. Agreed to in SenateJan 31, 2013

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Remembers the 7 astronauts who tragically lost their lives aboard the space shuttle Columbia upon its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere 10 years ago on February 1, 2003.

Expresses condolences to their families and friends.

Commends those who have honored the memory of the space shuttle Columbia over the past decade.

Reaffirms the nation's commitment to provide the leadership and resources necessary to ensure robust and safe human space flight capability in low-Earth orbit and beyond in the 21st century, making certain that the sacrifice of those heroes shall not have been in vain.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2013 to Feb 4, 2013, with 24 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalJan 31, 2013
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJan 31, 2013
D-AKMark BegichOriginalJan 31, 2013
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 31, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S448; text as passed Senate: CR S445-446)
  3. Jan 31, 2013Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S448; text as passed Senate: CR S445-446)

Subjects

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  1. Jan 31, 2013Agreed to Senate

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