Senate bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-155
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005
Became law on Dec 30, 2005.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 21, 2005
- Committee actionJun 23, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2005 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2005 · without objection
- Resolving differencesDec 15, 2005
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2005
- Became lawDec 30, 2005
Latest action: Dec 30, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-155.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1281.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 109-108 ↗; H. Rept. 109-354 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on July 26, 2005.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 26, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/108
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/354 - Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1281, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1281
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Kay Hutchison.
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- S.Res. 222 (109th) A resolution honoring the victories of Team Discovery and American cyclists Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie in the 2005 Tour de France.
- S.Res. 602 (109th) A resolution memorializing and honoring the contributions of Byron Nelson.
- S. 1764 (109th) A bill to provide for the continued education of students affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.