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Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act

Introduced: March 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 19, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 19, 2003
Received in the House.
Mar 19, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 18, 2003
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3909; text as passed Senate: CR S3909)
Mar 18, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3909; text as passed Senate: CR S3909)
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in the Senate and read twice and ordered held at desk. until the close of business March 19, 2003.
Mar 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3747-3748)
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to construct in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, during the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107.

Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to: (1) accept gifts and donations for that or another memorial or monument to the crew; and (2) transfer any donations accepted to the Secretary for the Arlington National Cemetery memorial.

What's happening now March 19, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1559 Related bill Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003
  • HR 1297 Identical bill Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 628: Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-628/
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"S. 628: Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-628/.
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S. 628, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-628/.
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