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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Rep. Neguse Introduces Bipartisan ORBITS Act, Bill to Clear Space Junk & Protect Space Operations
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse introduced the Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, a bipartisan bill that would establish a first-of-its-kind demonstration program to help reduce the nearly 1 million pieces of space junk in orbit. Space junk, or orbital debris, currently threatens human space exploration, scientific research missions, and emerging commercial space services. The bill is c  more

Reps. Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen, and Caraveo Introduce Resolution to Designate July 20 as National Heroes Day Marking 12 Years Since the Aurora Theater Shooting
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), member of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, alongside Colorado Representatives Diana DeGette (CO-01), Joe Neguse (CO-02), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08), reintroduced a resolution to designate July 20 as "National Heroes Day." The day honors first responders and medical teams for their heroism on July 20, 2012 when a gunman opened fire  more