Amendment102nd Congress
An amendment to eliminate all funding for the Superconducting Supercollider by reducing funding for the Department of Energy general science and research programs by $450 million, the approximate cost of the project. The amendment retains $34 million in funding to close down the project, with the provision that any unexpended funds be transferred to other high energy physics research programs.
- Amendment Number
- 616
- Description
- An amendment to eliminate all funding for the Superconducting Supercollider by reducing funding for the Department of Energy general science and research programs by $450 million, the approximate cost of the project. The amendment retains $34 million in funding to close down the project, with the provision that any unexpended funds be transferred to other high energy physics research programs.
- Purpose
- Amendment deletes $450 million appropriated for continued construction of the superconducting supercollider project.
- Congress
- 102
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 17, 1992
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Eckart amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 181 (Roll no. 201).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:47:34
- Submitted Date
- Jun 17, 1992
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021