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HR 1536 112th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications California Florida Government buildings, facilities, and property Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Spacecraft and satellites Texas Virginia

Space Shuttle Retirement Act

Introduced: February 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Space Shuttle Retirement Act - Makes the following locations the homes of the retiring Space Shuttles of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): (1) the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for Shuttle Atlantis, (2) the California Science Center in California for Shuttle Enterprise, (3) the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia for Shuttle Discovery, and (4) the Johnson Space Center in Texas for Shuttle Endeavour.

What's happening now May 6, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Conaway, K.
· Feb 8, 2012
JOHNSON, SAM
· Feb 8, 2012
SMITH, LAMAR
· Feb 8, 2012
CULBERSON, JOHN
· May 2, 2011
BARTON, JOE
· Apr 15, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 15, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 14, 2011
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 14, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· Apr 14, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Apr 14, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1536: Space Shuttle Retirement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1536/
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"H.R. 1536: Space Shuttle Retirement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1536/.
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H.R. 1536, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1536/.
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