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S.J.Res. 35 · 110th Congress

A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in…

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A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona.

Law · 110-341 · Oct 3, 2008
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  1. Senate Introduced May 22, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Jul 17, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 18, 2008
  4. President To the President Sep 25, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 3, 2008
  6. Law Oct 3, 2008

Amends Public Law 108-331 (authorizing the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System [VERITAS] project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona) to authorize the Board to carry out construction and related activities in support of the…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 18, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends Public Law 108-331 (authorizing the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System [VERITAS] project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona) to authorize the Board to carry out construction and related activities in support of the VERITAS project at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Base Camp on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, or other similar location.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A joint resolution to amend Public Law 108-331 to provide for the construction and related activities in support of the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project in Arizona.

Latest action (Oct 3, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-341.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2008

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  1. Senate Introduced May 22, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Jul 17, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 18, 2008
  4. President To the President Sep 25, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 3, 2008
  6. Law Oct 3, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.