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Latest Update: Wednesday, September, 03rd 2008
To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes. 5/15/2008--Introduced. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2009 for: (1) science; (2) aeronautics; (3) exploration; (4) education; (5) space operations; (6) cross-agency support programs; and (7) the inspector general. Authorizes additional appropriations for use to accelerate the initial operational capability of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle and the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle. Requires: (1) a process for transitioning NASA experimental earth science and space weather research into operational services; and (2) a plan for the continuation of Landsat thermal infrared data collection or its equivalent. Reauthorizes the Glory Mission. Requires development of a plan for a Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR). Sets [...] show full description
- 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 06/18/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
- 06/18/2008 - The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 429 - 1 (Roll no. 418).
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 On agreeing to the Hodes amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 423 - 3 (Roll no. 419).
show all actions- 06/20/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 06/18/2008 - Considered as unfinished business.
- 06/18/2008 - The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 429 - 1 (Roll no. 418).
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 On agreeing to the Hodes amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 423 - 3 (Roll no. 419).
- 06/18/2008 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 6063.
- 06/18/2008 - The previous question was ordered without objection.
- 06/18/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- 06/18/2008 - Mr. Gingrey moved to recommit with instructions to Science and Technology.
- 06/18/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Gingry motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding language to create competition for energy efficiency.
- 06/18/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- 06/18/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 225 (Roll no. 420).
- 06/18/2008 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 409 - 15 (Roll no. 421).
- 06/18/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 06/18/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5537-5542)
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 429 - 1 (Roll no. 418). (consideration: CR H5537-5538; text: CR H5537)
- 06/18/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 On agreeing to the Hodes amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 423 - 3 (Roll no. 419). (consideration: CR H5538-5539; text: CR H5538)
- 06/18/2008 - The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5539)
- 06/18/2008 - Mr. Gingrey moved to recommit with instructions to Science and Technology. (consideration: CR H5539-5542; text: CR H5539-5540)
- 06/18/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H5541)
- 06/18/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 225 (Roll no. 420). (consideration: CR H5541)
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Lampson. (consideration: CR H5383-5386; text: CR H5384) Amendment to exempt NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source, the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source, and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Hodes. (consideration: CR H5390; text: CR H5390) Amendment to establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1085 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5379-5381; text: CR H5379) Amendment to include a provision related to coordination with the FAA on sonic boom research. It also replaces Secs. 305 and 306 with equivalent language from Secs. 903 and 905 respectively of the House-passed FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 2881. It adds suborbital reusable launch vehicles to the list of suborbital science research platforms. The amendment includes a sense of Congress on the value of NASA's EarthKam and robotics competitions for inspiring students. It also includes sense of Congress language urging NASA to use entrepreneurial companies to conduct appropriate R&D and seek ways to ensure that firms that rely on fixed price proposals aren't disadvantaged. The amendment also includes NASA workforce-related provisions, including an extension of the RIF moratorium, a limit on the use of term positions in FY 2009, and a temporary continuation of coverage of health benefits.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1086 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Feeney. (consideration: CR H5381; text: CR H5381) Amendment to express the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek to obtain cooperation from other nations in discovering and monitoring near-Earth asteroids.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1087 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5381-5382; text: CR H5381) Amendment to encourage the United States to lead confidence building measures that advance the long-term initiative for international cooperation.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1088 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5382-5383; text: CR H5382) Amendment to express the sense of Congress that NASA should not dilute, distort, suppress, or impede scientific research or the dissemination thereof.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1090 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Arcuri. (consideration: CR H5386; text: CR H5386) Amendment to require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine the feasibility of contracting non-federal actors to disseminate images and multi-media records delivered from space to the public as part of NASA's participatory exploration technology plan. Additionally, the amendment would require NASA to employ a transparent bidding process to award any such contracts, pursuant to U.S. law.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1091 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5386-5387; text: CR H5386) Amendment to require CBO to update their report from 2004 on the budgetary analysis of the NASA's Vision for the Nation's Space Exploration Program. This report is to be completed in 6 months.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1092 Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Harman. (consideration: CR H5387-5389; text: CR H5387) Amendment to express the sense of Congress that NASA should work with other government agencies and the aerospace industry to develop and implement policies to sustain and expand the aerospace industry workforce.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1093 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5389-5390; text: CR H5389) Amendment to direct NASA to prioritize any existing cooperatives with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that are related to the study of tornadoes and tornado force winds with the goal of determining the nation's ability to predict tornado events. The amendment would also require NASA to examine if there are other areas where NASA can work with NOAA in the area of tornado research.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1096 Amendment (A012) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H5391-5393; text: CR H5391) Amendment to clarify that the NASA Outreach and Technology Assistance Program will include small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. It would also give preference, in selection for the program, to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and HUBZone small business concerns.
- 06/12/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1257 passed House.
- 06/12/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1257. (consideration: CR H5365-5390, H5390-5393; text of measure as reported in House: CR H5372-5379)
- 06/12/2008 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6063 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1257 and Rule XVIII.
- 06/12/2008 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Madeleine Z. Bordallo to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- 06/12/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 6063.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1085 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5379-5381; text: CR H5379) An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-707 to include a provision related to coordination with the FAA on sonic boom research. It also replaces Secs. 305 and 306 with equivalent language from Secs. 903 and 905 respectively of the House-passed FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 2881. It adds suborbital reusable launch vehicles to the list of suborbital science research platforms. The amendment includes a sense of Congress on the value of NASA's EarthKam and robotics competitions for inspiring students. It also includes sense of Congress language urging NASA to use entrepreneurial companies to conduct appropriate R&D and seek ways to ensure that firms that rely on fixed price proposals aren't disadvantaged. The amendment also includes NASA workforce-related provisions, including an extension of the RIF moratorium, a limit on the use of term positions in FY 2009, and a temporary continuation of coverage of health benefits.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gordon amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1085 On agreeing to the Gordon amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1086 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Feeney. (consideration: CR H5381; text: CR H5381) An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-707 to express the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek to obtain cooperation from other nations in discovering and monitoring near-Earth asteroids.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Feeney amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1086 On agreeing to the Feeney amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1087 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5381-5382; text: CR H5381) An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-707 to encourage the United States to lead confidence building measures that advance the long-term initiative for international cooperation.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1087 On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1088 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5382-5383; text: CR H5382) An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-707 to express the sense of Congress that NASA should not dilute, distort, suppress, or impede scientific research or the dissemination thereof.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1088 On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Lampson. (consideration: CR H5383-5386; text: CR H5384) An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-707 to exempt NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source, the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source, and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1085 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5379-5381; text: CR H5379) Amendment inserts a provision related to coordination with the FAA on sonic boom research; replaces Secs. 305 and 306 with equivalent language from Secs. 903 and 905 respectively of the House-passed FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 2881 and adds suborbital reusable launch vehicles to the list of suborbital science research platforms. The amendment includes a sense of Congress on the value of NASA's EarthKam and robotics competitions for inspiring students and a sense of Congress urging NASA to use entrepreneurial companies to conduct appropriate R&D and seek ways to ensure that firms that rely on fixed price proposals aren't disadvantaged. The amendment also includes NASA workforce-related provisions, including an extension of the RIF moratorium, a limit on the use of term positions in FY 2009, and a temporary continuation of coverage of health benefits.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lampson amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1086 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Feeney. (consideration: CR H5381; text: CR H5381) Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek to obtain cooperation from other nations in discovering and monitoring near-Earth asteroids.
- 06/12/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lampson amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lampson demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1088 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5382-5383; text: CR H5382) Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that NASA should not dilute, distort, suppress, or impede scientific research or the dissemination thereof.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1090 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Arcuri. (consideration: CR H5386; text: CR H5386) An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-707 to require the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine the feasibility of contracting non-federal actors to disseminate images and multi-media records delivered from space to the public as part of NASA's participatory exploration technology plan. Additionally, the amendment would require NASA to employ a transparent bidding process to award any such contracts, pursuant to U.S. law.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Lampson. (consideration: CR H5383-5386; text: CR H5384) Amendment exempts NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source; the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Arcuri amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1090 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Arcuri. (consideration: CR H5386; text: CR H5386) Amendment requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine the feasibility of contracting non-federal actors to disseminate images and multi-media records delivered from space to the public as part of NASA's participatory exploration technology plan. Additionally, the amendment requires NASA to employ a transparent bidding process to award any such contracts, pursuant to U.S. law.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1090 On agreeing to the Arcuri amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1091 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5386-5387; text: CR H5386) Amendment requires CBO to update its report from 2004 on the budgetary analysis of the NASA's Vision for the Nation's Space Exploration Program. This report is to be completed in 6 months.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1091 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Wu. (consideration: CR H5386-5387; text: CR H5386) An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-707 to require CBO to update their report from 2004 on the budgetary analysis of the NASA's Vision for the Nation's Space Exploration Program. This report is to be completed in 6 months.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1092 Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Harman. (consideration: CR H5387-5389; text: CR H5387) Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that NASA should work with other government agencies and the aerospace industry to develop and implement policies to sustain and expand the aerospace industry workforce.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1091 On agreeing to the Wu amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1093 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5389-5390; text: CR H5389) Amendment directs NASA to prioritize any existing cooperatives with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that are related to the study of tornadoes and tornado force winds with the goal of determining the nation's ability to predict tornado events. The amendment also requires NASA to determine if there are other areas where NASA can work with NOAA in the area of tornado research.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1092 Amendment (A008) offered by Ms. Harman. (consideration: CR H5387-5389; text: CR H5387) An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-707 to express the sense of Congress that NASA should work with other government agencies and the aerospace industry to develop and implement policies to sustain and expand the aerospace industry workforce.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Hodes. (consideration: CR H5390; text: CR H5390) Amendment establishes a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Harman amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1095 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H5390-5391; text: CR H5390-5391) Amendment requires NASA to respond to recommendations in recent reports of the GAO and the National Academy of Sciences to ensure the public has access to correct and timely research and data on global warming.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1092 On agreeing to the Harman amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1093 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Gordon. (consideration: CR H5389-5390; text: CR H5389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-707 to direct NASA to prioritize any existing cooperatives with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that are related to the study of tornadoes and tornado force winds with the goal of determining the nation's ability to predict tornado events. The amendment would also require NASA to examine if there are other areas where NASA can work with NOAA in the area of tornado research.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1093 On agreeing to the Gordon amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - The Committee of the Whole rose informally.
- 06/12/2008 - The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1094 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Hodes. (consideration: CR H5390; text: CR H5390) An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-707 to establish a scholarship program in honor of Christa McAulliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who died in the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle disaster. The scholarship would go to women pursuing degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hodes amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hodes amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hodes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1095 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Yarmuth. (consideration: CR H5390-5391; text: CR H5390-5391) An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 110-707 to require NASA to respond to recommendations in recent reports of the Government Accountability Office and the National Academy of Sciences to ensure the public has access to correct and timely research and data on global warming.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Yarmuth amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1095 On agreeing to the Yarmuth amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1096 Amendment (A012) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX). (consideration: CR H5391-5393; text: CR H5391) An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 110-707 to clarify that the NASA Outreach and Technology Assistance Program will include small, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses. It would also give preference, in selection for the program, to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and HUBZone small business concerns.
- 06/12/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committe of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1096 On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - Mr. Gordon moved that the Committee rise.
- 06/12/2008 - On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- 06/12/2008 - Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 6063 as unfinished business.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1089 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Lampson. (consideration: CR H5383-5386; text: CR H5384) Amendment exempts NASA from Section 526(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 if the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional source; if the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.
- 06/12/2008 - H.AMDT.1090 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Arcuri. (consideration: CR H5386; text: CR H5386) Amendment requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to examine the feasibility of contracting with non-federal actors to disseminate images and multi-media records delivered from space to the public as part of NASA's participatory exploration technology plan. Additionally, the amendment requires NASA to employ a transparent bidding process to award any such contracts, pursuant to U.S. law.
- 06/10/2008 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1257 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6063 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment.
- 06/09/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-702.
- 06/09/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.
- 06/04/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 05/20/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 05/20/2008 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- 05/15/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E942-943)
- 05/15/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
- 05/15/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
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