HR 4158 112th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Historical and cultural resources National Aeronautics and Space Administration Property rights Space flight and exploration

To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.

Introduced: March 7, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 5, 2012

Signed by President.

Oct 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-185.

Sep 25, 2012

Presented to President.

Sep 24, 2012

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 22, 2012

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6671)

Sep 22, 2012

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6671)

Sep 20, 2012

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Sep 19, 2012

Mr. Hall moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Sep 19, 2012

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6086)

Sep 19, 2012

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 19, 2012

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6086)

Sep 19, 2012

VACATING ORDER FOR YEAS AND NAYS - Mr. Hall asked unanimous consent that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the motion that the House suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4158 be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.

Sep 19, 2012

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.

Sep 19, 2012

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4158.

Sep 19, 2012

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6086-6088, H6096-6097)

Mar 7, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Mar 7, 2012

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants a U.S. astronaut who participated in any of the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and who received an artifact during his participation, full ownership of and clear title to that artifact.

Defines "artifact" as any expendable item utilized in missions for the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project not expressly required to be returned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the completion of the mission and other expendable, disposable, or personal-use items utilized by such an astronaut during participation in any such program, excluding lunar rocks and other lunar material.

Prohibits the federal government from having any claim or right to ownership, control, or use of: (1) any artifact in the possession of such an astronaut; or (2) any such artifact that was subsequently transferred, sold, or assigned to a third party by such an astronaut.

What's happening now October 5, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-185.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 12

California · Mar 27, 2012

Alabama · Mar 7, 2012

Oklahoma · Mar 7, 2012

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