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S 242 109th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Astronautics Astronauts Commemorations Governmental investigations Monuments and memorials National parks Space activities Space shuttles Texas

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorials Act of 2005

Introduced: February 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Nov 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Nov 16, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 16, 2005
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2005
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13044; text as passed Senate: CR S13044)
Nov 16, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13044; text as passed Senate: CR S13044)
Oct 19, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
Oct 19, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-145.
Sep 28, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 28, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-74.
Feb 1, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S750)
Feb 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S749-750)
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on October 19, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to carry out a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing, as units of the National Park System, memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia, to be located on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered.

Instructs the Secretary, in carrying out such study, to assume that, if established after completion of such study, each memorial shall be administered by the Secretary.

Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now December 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5692 Related bill Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 242: Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-242/
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"S. 242: Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-242/.
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S. 242, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-242/.
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