A bill to authorize the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept title to the Mississippi Technology Transfer Center to be constructed by the State of Mississippi at the National Space Technologies Laboratories in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Public Law 99-171 · H.R. 3235 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 9, 1985 · Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Trent Lott (R-MS-5)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Robert Walker, Rep. Manuel Luján
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to accept title to the Mississippi Technology Transfer Center to be constructed by the State of Mississippi at the National Space Technologies Laboratories in Hancock County, Mississippi. Authorizes the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations, to enter into an agreement about the Center with the Governor of Mississippi in accordance with specified provisions of the Mississippi General Laws of 1985.
Provides that this Act does not authorize the enactment of new budget authority for a fiscal year before FY 1987.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Space Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Dec 9, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-171.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 21, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 18, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Nov 14, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Oct 29, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Oct 28, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 23, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Sep 17, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Space Subcommittee of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Sep 4, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.