United States · Bill · S
S. 2862 (110th)
A bill to provide for National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration utilization of the Arecibo Observatory.
Introduced
15 April 2008
Last action
15 April 2008 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Instructs the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: (1) ensure that the Arecibo Observatory, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is fully funded to continue its research on Earth's ionosphere, its research in radio astronomy, and research on the solar system; and (2) coordinate with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to ensure that the capabilities of the Arecibo Observatory continue to be available for NASA research in characterizing and mitigating Near Earth Objects, and other research as needed.
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Timeline
15 April 2008
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
15 April 2008
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Sponsors
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2862
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2862
- us · 110-s-2862 · source updated 21 April 2025