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HR 3219 108th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Accident prevention Astronautics Congress Congressional reporting requirements Emergency Management Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Space activities Space flight Space shuttles

Space Shuttle Independent Oversight Act of 2003

Introduced: October 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Oct 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Oct 1, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Oct 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1940-1941)
Oct 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space Shuttle Independent Oversight Act of 2003 - Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish, with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, an independent committee to oversee NASA's implementation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's recommendations, except for those recommendations concerning return-to-flight activities of the Space Shuttle fleet.

What's happening now October 3, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 28, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 28, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3219: Space Shuttle Independent Oversight Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3219/
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"H.R. 3219: Space Shuttle Independent Oversight Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3219/.
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H.R. 3219, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3219/.
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