United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1536 (112th)
Space Shuttle Retirement Act
Introduced
14 April 2011
Last action
6 May 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Sponsors
Jason Chaffetz, Pete Olson, Ken Calvert, Bill Posey, Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24], Ted Poe, GENE GREEN, Sheila Jackson Lee, Al Green, JOE BARTON, John Carter, Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22], Louie Gohmert, JOHN CULBERSON, Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], SAM JOHNSON, K. Conaway, LAMAR SMITH
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Space Shuttle Retirement Act - Makes the following locations the homes of the retiring Space Shuttles of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): (1) the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for Shuttle Atlantis, (2) the California Science Center in California for Shuttle Enterprise, (3) the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia for Shuttle Discovery, and (4) the Johnson Space Center in Texas for Shuttle Endeavour.
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Timeline
14 April 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 April 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 April 2011
Sponsors
- Jason Chaffetz · R · Sponsor
- Pete Olson · R · Sponsor
- Ken Calvert · R · Sponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
- Ted Poe · R · Sponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee · D · Sponsor
- Al Green · D · Sponsor
- JOE BARTON · R · Cosponsor
- John Carter · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Louie Gohmert · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
- K. Conaway · R · Cosponsor
- LAMAR SMITH · R · Cosponsor
- · hssy00 · Standing
- · hsha00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1536
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1536
- us · 112-hr-1536 · source updated 14 August 2025