H.R. 6612 (112th): To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.

Introduced:
Nov 29, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA22]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 667 on Feb 13, 2013. See H.R. 667 for current action on this subject.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on December 31, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Nov 29, 2012
Referred to Committee Nov 29, 2012
Passed House Dec 31, 2012
Votes

House Vote on Passage
Dec 31, 2012 6:12 p.m.
Passed 404/0

Cosponsors
7 cosponsors (6R, 1D) (show)
Committees

House Science, Space, and Technology

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Last updated Dec 31, 2012.
4 pages

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12/31/2012--Passed House without amendment.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) Redesignates:
(1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and
(2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Western Aeronautical Test Range in California as the "NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range."

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr6612.

Background

Hugh L. Dryden was an aeronautical scientist and civil servant who served as NASA Deputy Administrator from August 19, 1958 until his death. With the start of World War II, Dryden served in an advisory capacity to the Air Force.  He led the development of the "Bat", a radar-homing guided bomb program that was successfully employed in combat in April, 1945 to sink a Japanese destroyer.

Summary

The bill would redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the “Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center” and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the “Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.”

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