HR 703 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Apollo I Memorial Act

Introduced Jan 27, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX

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Latest action · Apr 25, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2017 to Jun 27, 2017; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJan 27, 2017
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJan 27, 2017
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJan 27, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalJan 27, 2017
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 27, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJan 27, 2017
R-OKJim BridenstineOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalJan 27, 2017
R-INTrey HollingsworthOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 27, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterFeb 9, 2017
R-INTodd RokitaFeb 9, 2017
D-HITulsi GabbardFeb 9, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaJun 27, 2017

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2017
Readiness Subcommittee
Referred Feb 17, 2017
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2017
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Feb 6, 2017
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Jan 27, 2017
Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee
Referred Apr 25, 2017

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
  2. Feb 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  3. Feb 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  4. Jan 27, 2017Introduced in House
  5. Jan 27, 2017Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E95Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TXJan 27, 2017

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 14, January 27, 2017, page H702.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6147Apollo I Memorial ActReintroduction ofOct 19, 2016

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.

  1. Jan 27, 2017Introduced in House

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