H.R. 289 · 111th Congress
To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2009-01-08
- Latest action
- 2009-01-08 · Introduced in House
Summary
Authorizes the President to award a gold medal to each of the seven crew members who perished aboard the space shuttle Columbia: Rick D. Husband; Michael P. Anderson; Laurel Clark; David M. Brown; William C. McCool; Kapana Chawla; and Ilan Ramon.