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13-H1446 on Apr 9, 2013

• NASA's top priority in human space flight is to develop a sustained human presence on the Moon, as a stepping stone for the future exploration of Mars and other destinations.
• A sustained human presence on the Moon will allow astronauts and researchers the opportunity to leverage new technologies in addressing the challenges of sustaining life on another celestial body.
• Space is the world's ultimate high ground, returning to the Moon and reinvigorating our human space flight program is a matter of national security.
• China and Russia have declared their intentions of colonizing the Moon.
• NASA shall plan to return to the Moon by 2022 and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon.

Sponsor's argument for bill: Rep. John Culberson: It is critical for NASA to have a bold vision for space exploration, one that the President has failed to provide. Johnson Space Center would flourish with a declared mission to return to the Moon by 2022.

Opponent's argument against bill: Space.com: While NASA's proposed budget for 2014 unveiled this week reaffirms t

• Topic: Technology
• Headline: Sponsored sustained human presence on Moon, instead of Asteroids
• Headline 2: Sustained human presence on Moon, instead of Asteroids
  
  
• Key for participation codes:
• Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
• Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
• Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
• Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
• Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.