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On the recordJuly 18, 2019
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 1694), as amended, was passed. S. 1694 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center carrying Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. ``Buzz'' Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins. (2) July 20, 2019, will mark the 50th anniversary of the date on which the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on a celestial body off the Earth. (3) The landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft and humanity's first off-world footprints are achievements unparalleled in history, a direct product of the work and perseverance of the more than 400,000 individuals who contributed to the development of the Apollo missions on the shoulders of centuries of science and engineering pioneers from all corners of the world.…
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan
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Jul 18, 2019

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