H.R. 4158 · 112th Congress
To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space…
Full title
To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.
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- House Introduced Mar 7, 2012
- House Passed Sep 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Sep 22, 2012
- President To the President Sep 25, 2012
- President Signed Oct 5, 2012
- Law Oct 5, 2012
Grants a U.S. astronaut who participated in any of the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and who received an artifact during his participation, full ownership of and clear title to that artifact.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Sep 25, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Grants a U.S. astronaut who participated in any of the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and who received an artifact during his participation, full ownership of and clear title to that artifact.
Defines "artifact" as any expendable item utilized in missions for the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project not expressly required to be returned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the completion of the mission and other expendable, disposable, or personal-use items utilized by such an astronaut during participation in any such program, excluding lunar rocks and other lunar material.
Prohibits the federal government from having any claim or right to ownership, control, or use of: (1) any artifact in the possession of such an astronaut; or (2) any such artifact that was subsequently transferred, sold, or assigned to a third party by such an astronaut.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.
Latest action (Oct 5, 2012): Became Public Law No: 112-185.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 7, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 7, 2012
- House Passed Sep 19, 2012
- Senate Passed Sep 22, 2012
- President To the President Sep 25, 2012
- President Signed Oct 5, 2012
- Law Oct 5, 2012
No recorded floor vote found.