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S. 3484 · 93th CongressIn committee

A bill to establish, within the Department of the Interior, the Earth Resources Observation Administration.

Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Science. · May 13, 1974

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Defines the terms used in this Act, including: "earth resources satellite system" and "space segment". Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Earth Resources Observation Administration, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate. Directs the Administration to establish and carry out a program to develop more efficient and effective means to acquire and interpret information on the quality and quantity of earth resources in order to assist the United States in earth resources management. States that the Administration shall be responsible for: (1) consultation with all interested agencies of the United States and other entities to ascertain the needs for information on the quality and quantity of earth resources; and (2) planning research, design, development, and operation of earth resources satellite systems. Empowers the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into an agreement pursuant to which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall undertake the responsibility for the planning, research, designing, development, and operation of the space segment of the earth resources satellite systems on a reimbursable basis. Enumerates specified administrative powers of the Administration. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on May 13, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Introduced
May 13, 1974
In committee
May 13, 1974
Passed a chamber
Cleared Congress
Enacted
Where this sits in the process
Common questions
Composed from the official record
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

4 steps remain before this bill could become law.

The record's latest action, on May 13, 1974: Referred to Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Science.

  1. Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
  2. Passage by the Senate
  3. Passage by the House
  4. The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?

Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.

In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.

This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.

Has anyone actually voted on it?

No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.

A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.

Who is behind it?

JAMES ABOUREZK (D-SD) introduced it on May 13, 1974, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.

They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.

How long has it been in play?

It was introduced on May 13, 1974, 19113 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19113 days ago, on May 13, 1974.

Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.

Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.

Vote history

  1. Senate
    In committee, no floor vote yet
  2. House
    Awaits Senate passage
  3. President
    Awaits both chambers
No recorded votes yet
No roll call in this Congress cites this bill. Most bills die in committee without ever reaching a recorded floor vote.