SPACE POLICY

Amendments

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (S. 1713), S12550 [8NO]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6347, H6357, H6360, H6361, H6363, H6365 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S10604 [28SE]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 242), S13044 [16NO]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1281, NASA appropriations, H10991 [18NO]

Articles and editorials

Public Support Can't Fly if Manned Flights Remain Costly and Aimless, H6343 [22JY]

We, Not Robots, Know What We Need From Our Travels, Discoveries, H6344 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 2358), H3261 [12MY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (see H.R. 68), H73 [4JA]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 258), H136 [6JA]

———award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to crew (see H. Res. 19), H136 [6JA]

Discovery (space shuttle): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 424), H7673 [6SE] (see H. Res. 441), H7949 [14SE]

———tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (see H. Res. 446), H8088 [15SE] (see H. Res. 450), H8102 [19SE]

Employment: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (see H.R. 758), H582 [10FE]

FAA: enhance safety of commercial human space flight industry (see H.R. 656), H411 [8FE]

History: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (see H. Res. 251), H2738 [28AP]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (see S. 1713), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 4003), H8733 [6OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1281), S6910 [21JN] (see H.R. 3070), H5251 [27JN] (see H.R. 3250), H5740 [12JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), consideration (see H. Res. 370), H6204 [20JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 324), H12135 [17DE]

———establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (see H.R. 1023), H846 [1MR]

———provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain near-earth asteroids and comets (see H.R. 1022), H846 [1MR]

National Scientific Balloon Facility, Palestine, TX: redesignate as the Columbia Scientific Balloon Center (see H.R. 1847), H2549 [26AP]

Taxation: provide incentives for investing in companies involved in space-related activities (see H.R. 1024), H846 [1MR]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 3643), H7613 [29JY]

Technology: establish prize program to encourage development of space and aeronautics technologies and create endowment to further educate and inspire the public's interest in space and aeronautics (see H.R. 1021), H846 [1MR]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (see S. 242), S739 [1FE]

U.S. Code: complete the codification of title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (see H.R. 3039), H4984 [22JN]

Weapons: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 2420), H3554 [18MY]

Conference reports

NASA Appropriations (S. 1281), H12015-H12031 [16DE]

Cost Estimates

NASA appropriations (H.R. 3070): CBO, H6335 [22JY]

Letters

NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5654 [12JY]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5654 [12JY]

NASA funding: Representative Kucinich, E1148 [7JN]

Lists

NASA female astronauts, H8121 [20SE]

Motions

NASA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), H10979 [18NO]

Remarks in House

Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate research in aeronautics and aviation (H.R. 2358), E959 [13MY]

Bush, President: evaluation of administration, H4375 [13JN]

Chicago, IL: Adler Planetarium anniversary, E977 [13MY]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the anniversaries of NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (H.R. 68), H5649-H5655 [12JY]

Columbia (space shuttle): anniversary of accident costing the lives of the crew, H252, H260 [1FE], E161 [2FE]

———award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (H.R. 258), H260 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4740-H4742 [20JN]

———Iraqi security forces training funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, H4745-H4747 [20JN]

Dept. of Justice: Justice Assistance Grant Program and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding through reductions in NASA funding, H4428-H4432, H4439-H4441 [14JN]

Discovery (space shuttle): launch, H5743, H5745 [13JY], H6499 [26JY], H6654 [27JY], E1613, E1636 [27JY]

———tribute to crew, H5643 [12JY], H6438 [26JY]

———tribute to crew (H. Res. 441), H8123-H8126 [20SE], E1926 [22SE]

———tribute to female crew members and other women working with NASA (H. Res. 450), H8120-H8123 [20SE], E1920 [21SE]

Employment: establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment (H.R. 758), H9065-H9068 [25OC]

FAA: enhance safety of commercial human space flight industry (H.R. 656), E181 [8FE]

Fredericksburg, TX: tribute to Fredericksburg High School aerospace program, H1330 [10MR]

Greeley, CO: 137th Space Warning Squadron recipient of National Guard Association of the U.S. Distinguished Mission Support Plaque, E2266 [3NO]

History: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope (H. Res. 251), E835 [28AP]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (H.R. 4003), E2035 [6OC]

———make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (S. 1713), H9240-H9246 [26OC], E2259 [3NO]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: tribute to the Titan rocket system, E2394 [17NO]

NASA: aeronautics program funding, H1570 [16MR]

———aeronautics research and development funding, H6342, H6343 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), H6335-H6368 [22JY], E1590 [25JY], E1605 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), amendment process, H5882 [14JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), consideration (H. Res. 370), H6332-H6335 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3070), corrections in engrossment, H6368 [22JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3250), E1476 [13JY]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), H10971 [18NO]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, H12129-H12135 [17DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 423), H12135 [17DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), insert H.R. 3070 language in lieu, H10979 [18NO]

———clarify ownership of intellectual property rights of prize competition participants, H6339 [22JY]

———establish an awards program in honor of Charles (Pete) Conrad that recognizes amateur discoveries of asteroids with near-Earth orbit trajectories (H.R. 1023), H3065-H3068 [10MY]

———funding, H4431, H4432 [14JN], H10069, H10073 [9NO]

———Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission funding, H6345 [22JY]

———International Space Station and space shuttle safety assessment reports funding, H4548, H4549 [15JN]

———Jet Propulsion Laboratory funding, E2333 [10NO]

———Mars exploration funding, H6343 [22JY]

———prohibit funding for artist-in-residence program, H4530, H4531 [15JN]

———space exploration capabilities funding, H4448 [14JN]

———tribute to Jet Propulsion Laboratory, H6344 [22JY]

———tribute to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, H3679 [19MY]

National security: call for cooperation with Russia on missile defense, H4041 [25MY]

———national missile defense system funding, H947 [3MR]

U.S. Code: complete the codification of title relative to National and Commercial Space Programs (H.R. 3039), E1322 [23JN]

Weapons: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space, H3773 [24MY], H4758 [20JN]

———preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (H.R. 2420), H3440 [18MY], H3586 [19MY]

———pursue international treaty banning space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space, H6123, H6124 [20JY]

Remarks in Senate

Chicago, IL: Adler Planetarium anniversary, S4862 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding through reductions in national missile defense system funding, S8774-S8777, S8788 [25JY]

Discovery (space shuttle): launch, S8162 [13JY], S9151 [27JY]

Griffin, Michael D.: nomination to be NASA Administrator, S3509, S3606 [13AP]

History: anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, S4235 [26AP]

Iran Nonproliferation Act: make amendments relative to International Space Station payments (S. 1713), S10257 [21SE], S12551 [8NO]

NASA: aeronautics program funding, S2836 [16MR], S2952 [17MR]

———aeronautics research and development funding, S9899 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), S6925-S6933 [21JN], S10610-S10620 [28SE], S13457 [12DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1281), conference report, S13770 [16DE]

———funding, S10076, S10077 [15SE]

———Glenn Research Center recipient of R&D (publication) R&D 100 award, S12349 [3NO]

———tribute to Hubble Space Telescope for extraordinary contributions to scientific research and education and reconsideration of future service missions, S4235 [26AP]

National security: maintain uninterrupted preeminence in human spaceflight, S8638-S8640 [21JY]

———national missile defense system testing, S13776 [16DE]

Texas: establish four memorials to the crew of the Columbia (space shuttle) (S. 242), S749 [1FE], S13044 [16NO]

Reports filed

Charles `Pete' Conrad Astronomy Awards Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 109-37), H1893 [12AP]

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 242) (S. Rept. 109-145), S11558 [19OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3070, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 370) (H. Rept. 109-179), H6204 [20JY]

NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 68) (H. Rept. 109-133), H4559 [15JN]

NASA Appropriations: Committee of Conference (S. 1281) (H. Rept. 109-354), H12047 [16DE]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1281) (S. Rept. 109-108), S8947 [26JY]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 109-173), H5962 [18JY]

Near-Earth Object Survey Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1022) (H. Rept. 109-158), H5251 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 370, consideration H.R. 3070, NASA appropriations, H6333 [22JY]

H. Res. 441, tribute to Discovery (space shuttle) crew, H8123 [20SE]

H. Res. 450, tribute to female Discovery (space shuttle) crew members and other women working with NASA, H8120 [20SE]

H.R. 68, NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, H5649 [12JY]

H.R. 758, establish interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop national strategy for aerospace workforce cultivation, training, and recruitment, H9065 [25OC]

H.R. 1023, Charles `Pete' Conrad Astronomy Awards Act, H3065 [10MY]

H.R. 3070, NASA appropriations, H6347-H6357 [22JY], H10979-H10991 [18NO]

S. 242, Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act, S750 [1FE], S13044 [16NO]

S. 1281, NASA appropriations, S6926-S6932 [21JN], S10614-S10620 [28SE], H10971 [18NO]

S. 1713, make amendments to Iran Nonproliferation Act relative to International Space Station payments, S10257 [21SE]

S. 1713, make amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act relative to International Space Station payments, S12550 [8NO], H9240 [26OC]