H.R. 2312: ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003
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H.R. 2312: ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003
108th Congress · introduced 2003-06-03 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-39.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-06-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-39. (final step reached)
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Official title
ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003 - Amends the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to: (1) extend until June 30, 2004, the deadline for conducting an initial public offering of securities for the successor entities of Inmarsat; and (2) allow the Federal Communications Commission to extend such deadline to not later than December 31, 2004.
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Official text
ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] · 4 cosponsors
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Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2312.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr2312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108