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House Passes H.R. 6063

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 18, 2008

House Overwhelmingly Approves NASA Reauthorization Act

“The bipartisan consensus we have reached on H.R. 6063 signals that Congress believes a balanced NASA program of science, aeronautics, and human spaceflight and exploration is important and worthy of the nation’s support,” said Gordon. “Yet, I want to emphasize that H.R. 6063 takes a fiscally-responsible approach to providing that support.”

House Passes H.R. 6063 to Reauthorize Wide Array of NASA Programs

“With broad support, the House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6063, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008, authorizing programs at NASA for fiscal year 2009 (FY09). The bill passed the House by a vote of 409 to 15.”

House Passes NASA Re-Authorization Bill, IFPTE

“IFPTE is pleased that workforce provisions proposed by Representatives Kucinich and Danny Davis were added by Chairman Gordon’s manager’s amendment. The layoff moratorium is essential for improving employee morale as it will allow NASA’s workforce to focus on technical productivity and on program continuity, not on job security.”

OMB Statement of Adminstration Policy H.R. 6063 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008

“… the Administration strongly opposes H.R. 6063 because it mandates specific Space Shuttle flights that greatly threaten NASA’s ability to retire the Shuttle in 2010, an action that is critical to implementing the President’s Vision for Space Exploration. In addition, the Administration has other serious objections to several provisions of H.R. 6063 that must be satisfactorily addressed prior to final congressional action on reauthorization legislation.”

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