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H.R. 5692: Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act

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H.R. 5692: Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-27 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act

Plain summary

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a memorial as a unit or units of the National Park System to the Space Shuttle Columbia on the four specified parcels of land in Texas on which large debris from the Space Shuttle was recovered. Authorizes the Secretary to recommend to Congress additional sites in Texas relating to the Space Shuttle Columbia for establishment as memorials to the Space Shuttle.

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Official text

Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5692 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109