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S. 3389Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)Enacted

A bill to redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Sponsored by Shelley Moore CapitoSen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Introduced August 27, 2018

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The bill renames NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia. The facility will be called the “Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.” The change applies to all federal references to the site, such as laws, maps, and official documents.

Key Provisions

  • Renames the NASA Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, WV to the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.
  • Requires that any existing or future federal reference to the facility be understood as referring to the new name.

Legislative Activity

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Became Law Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 115-309.

December 11, 2018

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

August 27, 2018

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

August 27, 2018

SenateCommittee

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

September 25, 2018

SenateFloor

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6310; text: CR S6310)

September 25, 2018

SenateFloor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

September 26, 2018

HouseFloor

Received in the House.

September 26, 2018 • 1:08 PM

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

September 26, 2018

HouseFloor

Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

November 27, 2018 • 4:35 PM

HouseCommittee

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

November 27, 2018

HouseFloor

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9586)

November 27, 2018 • 4:35 PM

SenateFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9586)

November 27, 2018 • 4:35 PM

HouseFloor

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9586)

November 27, 2018 • 4:35 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

November 27, 2018 • 4:35 PM

President

Presented to President.

November 29, 2018

Became Law

Signed by President.

December 11, 2018

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 115-309.

December 11, 2018

Floor Debate

2 members

What members said about S. 3389 on the floor

2 Republicans
Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Sep 25, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 3389 and the Senate proceed to its immediate…

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Lamar Smith
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21 · Nov 27, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology be discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 3389) to redesignate a facility of the National…

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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America

2d Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen

S. 3389

AN ACT

To redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1.

Redesignation of NASA independent verification and validation facility

(a)

Redesignation

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent Verification and Validation Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, is hereby redesignated as the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.

(b)

References

Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate