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HCONRES 448 109th Congress House Commemorations Congressional tributes Government Operations and Politics National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space activities Space exploration Space shuttles Space stations

Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission.

Introduced: July 13, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 21, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 21, 2006
Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8105-8106)
Jul 21, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8105-8106)
Jul 20, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 20, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 393). (text: CR 7/19/2006 H5416)
Jul 20, 2006
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5530)
Jul 19, 2006
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jul 19, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 448.
Jul 19, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5419-5422)
Jul 19, 2006
Mr. Calvert moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 13, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Jul 13, 2006
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 20, 2006 House · vote #393 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree Passed 4150 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 21, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for: (1) the successful completion of the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-121 mission; and (2) its pioneering work in space exploration.

What's happening now July 21, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 448: Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-448/
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"H. Con. Res. 448: Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-448/.
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H. Con. Res. 448, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-448/.
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[H. Con. Res. 448: Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-448/)
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