06/12/08 4:30 PM
On agreeing to the Wu amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/12/08 4:22 PM
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-707 to express the sense of Congress that NASA should not dilute, distort, suppress, or impede scientific research or the dissemination thereof.
06/12/08 4:22 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Wu.
06/12/08 4:21 PM
On agreeing to the Wu amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/12/08 4:18 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment.
06/12/08 4:17 PM
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-707 to encourage the United States to lead confidence building measures that advance the long-term initiative for international cooperation.
On agreeing to the Feeney amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/12/08 4:17 PM
Amendment offered by Mr. Wu.
06/12/08 4:16 PM
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-707 to express the sense of Congress that the U.S. should seek to obtain cooperation from other nations in discovering and monitoring near-Earth asteroids.
On agreeing to the Gordon amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
06/12/08 4:16 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Feeney amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Feeney.
06/12/08 4:15 PM
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-707 to include a provision related to coordination with the FAA on sonic boom research. It also replaces Secs. 305 and 306 with equivalent language from Secs. 903 and 905 respectively of the House-passed FAA Reauthorization, H.R. 2881. It adds suborbital reusable launch vehicles to the list of suborbital science research platforms. The amendment includes a sense of Congress on the value of NASA's EarthKam and robotics competitions for inspiring students. It also includes sense of Congress language urging NASA to use entrepreneurial companies to conduct appropriate R&D and seek ways to ensure that firms that rely on fixed price proposals aren't disadvantaged. The amendment also includes NASA workforce-related provisions, including an extension of the RIF moratorium, a limit on the use of term positions in FY 2009, and a temporary continuation of coverage of health benefits.
