Apollo I Memorial Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Apollo I Memorial Act
This bill directs the Department of the Army to construct in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial marker in honor of the three crew members of the mission that became known as the Apollo I mission who died during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, at the Kennedy Space Center.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2016 to Dec 8, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Sep 22, 2016 |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 2, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Dec 8, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 8, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2016 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2016 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2016 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2016 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2016 |
| Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee | Referred Sep 30, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Oct 6, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Sep 30, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
- Sep 22, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1354)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1354 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX | Sep 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 144, September 22, 2016, page H5866.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 703 | Apollo I Memorial Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the 50th Anniversary Apollo I Memorial.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Apollo I Memorial Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 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.
