To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
Latest action · Dec 4, 2024 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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, 2024
- Passed HouseDec 3, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill restates current law concerning specified U.S. space programs and related activities. Those provisions are consolidated into title 51 of the United States Code (National and Commercial Space Programs).
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2024Markup Feb 15, 2024 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 4, 2024 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Dec 3, 2024Mr. Tiffany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 3, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6235-6255)
- Dec 3, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7339.
- Dec 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6235-6254)
- Dec 3, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 15, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 15, 2024Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 13, 2024Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 | Debate and remarks H6235–H6251Text printed H6235–H6251 | Deborah K. Ross D-NC, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, Thomas P. Tiffany R-WI | Dec 3, 2024 |
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. 170, no. 28, February 13, 2024, page H582.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5174 | To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code. | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 14, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make revisions in title 51, United States Code, as necessary to keep the title current, and to make technical amendments to improve the United States Code.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2024Referred in Senate
- Dec 3, 2024Engrossed in House
- Feb 13, 2024Introduced 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.
