H.Res. 1714: Congratulating the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile.
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H.Res. 1714: Congratulating the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-11-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-11-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Congratulating the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile. Recognizes that the experience and knowledge that NASA has acquired through space flight was critical to the rescue of the miners.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Congratulating the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for helping to successfully rescue 33 trapped Chilean miners from a collapsed mine near Copiapo, Chile.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · 14 cosponsors
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Ken Calvert (R-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1714.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres1714 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111