House joint resolution · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing support for designation of July 20th as "National Space Exploration Day" to commemorate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2019
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 4, 2019 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 59.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 93, June 4, 2019, Page H4313):Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 4, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 219 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 59, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hjres/59
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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
21 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 16 Democrats
5 of 21 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sean Casten (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Katie Hill (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Conor Lamb (D-PA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Bill Posey (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kendra Horn.
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- H.Res. 698 (116th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance of assisting justice-involved veterans.
- H.R. 5973 (116th) To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.