To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary…

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To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy Commander William "Willie" McCool, who was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

Law · 108-13 · Apr 22, 2003

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House Introduced Feb 11, 2003
House Passed Feb 26, 2003
Senate Passed Apr 7, 2003
President To the President Apr 10, 2003
President Signed Apr 22, 2003
Law Apr 22, 2003

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 22, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since being passed in the House on February 26, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in Apra Heights, Guam, as the "Commander William C. McCool Elementary/Middle School," in honor of William C. McCool, who was a commander in the U.S. Navy and pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy Commander William "Willie" McCool, who was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

Latest action (Apr 22, 2003): Became Public Law No: 108-13.

Policy area: Commemorations · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 11, 2003

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House Introduced Feb 11, 2003
House Passed Feb 26, 2003
Senate Passed Apr 7, 2003
President To the President Apr 10, 2003
President Signed Apr 22, 2003
Law Apr 22, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.