NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

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

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

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

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9779, S9780, S9784, S9790, S9791, S9795, S9799, S9800, S9801, S9852, S9853, S9854, S9855, S9856, S9857, S9858, S9860 [8SE], S9873, S9879, S9882, S9884, S9887 [9SE], S9899, S9900, S9902, S9940, S9941 [12SE], S9953, S9962, S9974, S9976, S9977, S9990, S9992, S9993, S9994 [13SE], S10006, S10019, S10020, S10024, S10032, S10048, S10050, S10051, S10052 [14SE], S10061, S10064, S10065, S10072, S10131, S10134, S10140 [15SE], H4401, H4402, H4403 [13JN], H4437, H4438, H4441, H4445, H4447, H4448, H4449, H4456, H4458, H4461, H4463, H4471, H4487, H4488 [14JN], H4495, H4496, H4500, H4501, H4505, H4508, H4511, H4516, H4518, H4519, H4524, H4525, H4530, H4531, H4532, H4534, H4543, H4546, H4548, H4562 [15JN], H4580, H4581, H4582, H4584, H4586, H4587, H4589, H4592, H4593, H4605 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4413 [14JN]

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

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S10079 [15SE], H9497 [2NO]

———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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2862), H4400 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (see H. Res. 314), H4400 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 538), H10037 [8NO]

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

———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]

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

———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]

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

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (see H.R. 426), H235 [26JA]

Conference reports

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

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2862), H9713-H9811 [7NO]

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

Amendments in order to H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9860 [8SE]

NASA female astronauts, H8121 [20SE]

Motions

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

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9971 [13SE], S10004, S10006 [14SE], S10072 [15SE], H4605 [16JN], H9492 [2NO]

Remarks in House

Aeronautics: research and development funding, H6342, H6343 [22JY]

Aeronautics program: funding, H1570 [16MR]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artist-in-residence program: prohibit funding, H4530, H4531 [15JN]

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]

Buy American Act: compliance, H6342 [22JY]

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 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]

Education: historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6361-H6363 [22JY]

Funding, H4431, H4432 [14JN], H10069, H10073 [9NO]

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

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

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]

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: funding, E2333 [10NO]

———tribute, H3679 [19MY], H6344 [22JY]

Mars: exploration funding, H6343 [22JY]

Minorities: establish minority institutions pilot program to expand advanced research opportunities, H6363-H6365 [22JY]

Science: improve U.S. competitiveness in science, research, technology, and innovation, E1595 [25JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4582 [16JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4384-H4391 [13JN], H4415-H4473 [14JN], H4493, H4494-H4553 [15JN], H4580-H4607 [16JN], H9492 [2NO], E1247 [15JN], E1255, E1273 [17JN], E1282, E1283 [20JN], E1312 [22JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, H10065-H10074 [9NO], E2333, E2334, E2338 [10NO], E2357 [15NO], E2482 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration (H. Res. 314), H4410-H4414 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 538), H10050-H10053 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), motion to instruct conferees, H9492-H9496 [2NO]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of their effect on the competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H4512 [15JN]

Small business: submit report on Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, H6360, H6361 [22JY]

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

———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]

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

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

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

Urban areas: encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth, H12130 [17DE]

———encourage development and integrated use by public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information to assist in management of community growth (H.R. 426), E94 [26JA]

Whistleblowing: submit plan to protect whistleblowers who expose potentially catastrophic risks to health or safety, H6365, H6366 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: research and development funding, S9899 [12SE]

Aeronautics program: funding, S2836 [16MR], S2952 [17MR]

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

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

Budget: allocation of funds, S12878 [16NO]

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

Dunbar, Bonnie J.: Design News (publication) Women in Engineering Achievement Award recipient, S12350 [3NO]

Funding, S10076, S10077 [15SE]

Glenn Research Center: R&D (publication) R&D 100 Award recipient, S12349 [3NO]

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

Hampton, VA: anniversary of NASA Langley Pre-Service Teacher Program, S1609 [17FE]

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

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

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12412 [4NO]

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

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9745-S9771, S9776-S9786, S9790-S9796, S9799-S9805 [8SE], S9865, S9867, S9872-S9874, S9887 [9SE], S9898-S9908 [12SE], S9947-S9949, S9953-S9955, S9962-S9980 [13SE], S10002-S10014, S10018-S10028, S10031, S10032 [14SE], S10058-S10066, S10070-S10080, S10151 [15SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report, S12812-S12818 [15NO], S12878, S12879, S12899-S12901, S12921-S12923, S12940 [16NO], S13151 [17NO], S13338, S13350 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12812 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S12821 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2862), unanimous-consent agreement, S9738 [7SE], S9860 [8SE]

———redirect certain funds for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S10006-S10008 [14SE]

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

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 Conference Report on H.R. 2862, Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 538): Committee on Rules (House) (H. Rept. 109-277), H10037 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2862, Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 314) (H. Rept. 109-122), H4400 [13JN]

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]

Nomination of Shana L. Dale To Be NASA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S12236 [2NO]

Remote Sensing Applications Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 426) (H. Rept. 109-157), H5251 [27JN]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2862) (H. Rept. 109-272), H9961 [7NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2862) (H. Rept. 109-118), H4400 [13JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2862) (S. Rept. 109-88), S7293 [23JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2862), S9971 [13SE], S10073 [15SE], H4438 [14JN], H4509, H4514, H4525 [15JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9974 [13SE]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2862), H4418-H4427 [14JN]

———conference report, E2347-E2355 [15NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 314, consideration of H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H4410 [14JN]

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. Res. 538, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H10050 [9NO]

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

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

H.R. 2862, science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, S9745-S9768 [8SE]

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]