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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Introduced: March 3, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Mar 3, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E292-293)
Mar 3, 2004
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Recognizes the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education.

Recommends that the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) appoint an independent panel of expert scientists and engineers inside and outside of NASA to examine all possible options for safely carrying out the planned servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.

Expresses the strong sentiment of the House of Representatives that NASA should continue all planning, preparation, and astronaut training activities for the SM-4 servicing mission without interruption until: (1) the expert panel issues its report; and (2) NASA provides a timetable of compliance with a recommendation of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report which calls for a fully autonomous capability for all missions, since such compliance will allow both a Hubble servicing mission and missions to the International Space Station to be carried out safely.

What's happening now March 3, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Science.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 8, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 11, 2004
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 5, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 5, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2004
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 30, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 25, 2004
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 17, 2004
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 17, 2004
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 17, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 17, 2004
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 3, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 550: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-550/
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"H. Res. 550: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-550/.
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H. Res. 550, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-550/.
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[H. Res. 550: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the extraordinary contributions resulting from the Hubble Space Telescope to scientific research and education, and to the need to reconsider future service missions to the Hubble Space Telescope.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-550/)
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