Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
Latest action · Sep 26, 2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage women and girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the nation's space science and exploration efforts through support of the following initiatives:
- NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS;
- Aspire to Inspire; and
- Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research.
(Sec. 4) NASA shall submit to Congress a specified plan on how NASA can best facilitate and support both current and retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, including early career female astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, to engage with K-12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation of women to consider participating in STEM fields and to pursue careers in aerospace.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 134 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed380–3 | Mar 22, 2016 |
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 22, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Mar 16, 2016 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 22, 2016 |
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 Mar 16, 2016 |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2016Markup Sep 21, 2016Reported Sep 26, 2016 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 26, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.
- Sep 21, 2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 4, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Mar 22, 2016Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 22, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1516-1518)
- Mar 22, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4755.
- Mar 22, 2016At 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.
- Mar 22, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1534)
- Mar 22, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 3 (Roll no. 134). (text: CR H1516)
- Mar 22, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2016Referred 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 · Extensions | Debate and remarks E358, H1516–H1518, H1549Text printed H1516Recorded votes H1534enact | Barbara Comstock R-VA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Elizabeth H. Esty D-CT, Lamar Smith R-TX, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 22, 2016 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 14, 2016H.R. 4755, Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 26, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 42, March 16, 2016, page H1419.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 321 | Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 28, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, through mentorship and outreach.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2016Reported to Senate
- Apr 4, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 22, 2016Engrossed in House
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced 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.
