About the bill
Should the location of the first humans to set foot on the moon be preserved, or risk being lost?
Context
Exactly 50 years after Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, it’s becoming a busier place.
In January, China became the first country to land on the far side of the moon, with a robot. India is scheduled to land its first craft on the moon in September. Private companies — most notably Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin — are also taking more active roles in outer space, currently aiming to land spacecraft on the moon by 2021.
Everything from the original Apollo 11 landing site that first put humans on the moon in 1969 is still preserved, because the moon ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Passed Senate (House next) on Jul 18, 2019
This bill passed in the Senate on July 18, 2019 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Tiberi introduces strong customs enforcement legislation”
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Rep. Patrick “Pat” Tiberi [R-OH12, 2001-2018]
on Apr 23, 2015
“Boehner Statement on House-Passed Human Trafficking Bills”
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Rep. John Boehner [R-OH8, 1991-2015]
on May 21, 2014
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
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May 23, 2019
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Introduced
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Jul 10, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 18, 2019
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 6, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 1694 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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