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A bill to authorize a supplemental appropriation to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Research and Development.

Public Law 96-16 · H.R. 1787 · 96th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Jun 4, 1979 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Don Fuqua (D-FL-2)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 354 yea, 39 nay354–39
SenateMethod not stated

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act, 1979, to authorize a supplemental appropriation to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 96th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 356 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

356 yea40 nay36 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(216)

Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Donald AlbostaD-MI-10
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. James LloydD-CA-35
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Allen ErtelD-PA-17
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Vonno GudgerD-NC-11
Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. Joseph WyattD-TX-14
Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Andy IrelandD-FL-8
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Anthony LeachD-LA-4
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonD-PA-25
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. James SantiniD-NV
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard ShelbyD-AL-7
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
Rep. Robert StumpD-AZ-3
Rep. Lawrence McDonaldD-GA-7

Republicans who voted yea(140)

Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Jim JohnsonR-CO-4
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Jon HinsonR-MS-4
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-27
Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-20
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. David StockmanR-MI-4
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-29
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. Dan QuayleR-IN-4
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Eldon RuddR-AZ-4
Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
Rep. Norman ShumwayR-CA-14
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2
Rep. Richard KellyR-FL-5
Rep. John AshbrookR-OH-17
Rep. John RousselotR-CA-26
Rep. Robert BaumanR-MD-1
Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
Rep. George HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12
Rep. Daniel CraneR-IL-22
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-22

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 57 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.

Jun 4, 1979Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public Law 96-16.
May 23, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
May 22, 1979PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
May 17, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
May 10, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 2, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Mar 28, 1979FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #63 (354-39).House roll call 63
Mar 19, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Feb 1, 1979CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.