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H.Res. 49 (108th)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Rick Husband, William McCool, Michael Anderson, Kalpana Chawla, David Brown, Laurel Clark, and Ilan Ramon, all of whom died in the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia.

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Introduced

4 February 2003

Last action

28 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Sponsors

Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Bell, Chris [D-TX-25], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]

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Summary

Calls for the President to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the astronauts who died in the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia: Rick Husband; William McCool; Michael Anderson; Kalpana Chawla; David Brown; Laurel Clark; and Ilan Ramon.

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Timeline

  1. 4 February 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 February 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 4 February 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 28 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

    Source: Committee

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