To provide for the establishment, ownership, operation, and regulation of a commercial communications satellite system, and for other purposes

H.R. 11040 in the 87th Congress (1961–1962) became law — introduced in 1962, sponsored by Oren Harris. Congress held 36 roll call votes on it.

During the 87th Congress (1961–1962), John F. Kennedy was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: 1962
Policy area: Science and technology

Sponsor

Oren Harris (D-AR)

Where it stands

Introduced1962
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawYes

Every roll call vote on this bill

H.R. 11040. Provide for private corporation to own and operate commercial communications sat. Sys. 200-09.House · May 3, 1962
HR 11040. Communications satellite act dirksen motion to table his appeal from the ruling that a morse…Senate · Jul 27, 1962
HR 11040. Communications satellite act. Mansfield motion to table morse motion to discharge the rules and…Senate · Aug 10, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table morse motion to take up the food and agriculture act of 1962.Senate · Aug 10, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table kefauver motion to take up the drug industry act.Senate · Aug 10, 1962
HR 11040. Gore amend. To require that the state dept., rather than the communications satellite corporation…Senate · Aug 13, 1962
HR 11040. Kefauver amend. To require the pres. To determine the kind of communications satellite system to…Senate · Aug 13, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table morse amend. To retain gov't ownership of the system.Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table long amend. To limit to 10 percent of stock outstanding the number of…Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table kefauver amend. To assure that public could purchase shares issued by the…Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To reinstate language requiring the pres. To make…Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table gruening amend. To provide that the corporation pay royalties for…Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table morse amend. To require the satellite communications corp. To set aside…Senate · Aug 14, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table burdick amend. To require the President to approve amendments to the…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table long amend. To require the corp. To submit to the atty. Gen. Prior to…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To provide for creation of gov't agency, the communications…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Sustain a point of order by mansfield that repeated suggestions of the absence of a quorum were…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table kefauver amend. To provide non-voting securities of the corp. Owned by…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table kefauver amend. To provide that dividend and interest-bearing non-voting…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table humphrey amend. Requiring that the corp. Not enter into international…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To prohibit manufacturers of satellite equipment from owning…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To reserve not less than two hours of daily transmittal time…Senate · Aug 15, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table clark-morse amend. To prohibit the corp. From discriminating against any…Senate · Aug 16, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table kefauver amend. To amend the communications act to provide that…Senate · Aug 16, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table yarborough amend. To direct the President to insure the use of the…Senate · Aug 16, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To limit to 12 percent of the corp.'s voting-stock…Senate · Aug 16, 1962
HR 11040. Mansfield motion to table kefauver sub. Amend. To provide for establishment of a space…Senate · Aug 16, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To direct the FCC to investigate the structural and financial…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To require the corp. To pay a royalty on all inventions…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table yarborough amend. To limit to 50 percent of the outstanding dividend and…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table moss amend. To direct NASA to furnish services to the corp. To the extent…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table long amend. To define the term "communications common carrier" in order to…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Pastore motion to table morse amend. To direct NASA to furnish assistance on a reimbursable basis…Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Committee amendments as amended agreed to.Senate · Aug 17, 1962
HR 11040. Passage.Senate · Aug 17, 1962
H.R. 11040. Communications satellite act. Resolution (H. RES. 769) agreeing to Senate amendments and…House · Aug 27, 1962

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