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SRES 451 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Congressional tributes National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space flight and exploration Women's employment

A resolution congratulating astronauts Dr. Jessica U. Meir and Christina H. Koch for the historic accomplishment of completing the first all-female spacewalk.

Introduced: December 10, 2019 Introduced by: Collins, Susan M. Republican · Maine See on congress.gov
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6956; text: CR S6954)
Dec 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6956; text: CR S6954)
Dec 10, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution congratulates and expresses pride in Dr. Jessica U. Meir and Christina H. Koch for successfully completing the first all-female spacewalk in history.

The resolution also supports the efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to (1) fully integrate women into the astronaut corps, and (2) ensure that one of the next humans to walk on the Moon shall be a woman.

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6956; text: CR S6954)