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House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-273

Space Exploration Sustainability Act

H.R. 6586Introduced Nov 9, 2012Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Became law on Jan 14, 2013.

Sponsor: Rep. Steven Palazzo R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 14, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 112-273.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6586.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 6586, last updated July 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Ralph Hall (R-TX), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Lamar Smith (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Palazzo.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-4 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.