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A joint resolution debarring Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with NASA until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions which were allegedly…

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A joint resolution debarring Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with NASA until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions which were allegedly taken by such corporation against its employees because they gave certain information to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.

Introduced: May 14, 1986 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 28, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.
May 14, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
May 14, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Debars Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions allegedly taken by such Corporation against its employees because they gave certain information to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.

What's happening now May 28, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Space Science Applications.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 634: A joint resolution debarring Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with NASA until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions which were allegedly taken by such corporation against its employees because they gave certain information to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-634/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 634: A joint resolution debarring Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with NASA until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions which were allegedly taken by such corporation against its employees because they gave certain information to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-634/.
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H.J. Res. 634, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-634/.
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[H.J. Res. 634: A joint resolution debarring Morton Thiokol Inc. from contracting and subcontracting with NASA until a determination is made by the Comptroller General with respect to actions which were allegedly taken by such corporation against its employees because they gave certain information to the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-634/)
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