Bill
HR 498
Ceremonial resolution recognizing Major Cameron Jones as a NASA astronaut candidate and honoring Councilman Byron D. Amos for public service.
Status snapshot
- Bill type: House Resolution (ceremonial)
- Introduced: January 16, 2025
- Final actions recorded: Rules suspended; adopted; reported enrolled; resolution adopted (Oct 30, 2025)
- Committee referrals and actions: Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce; later assigned/considered by State Government Administration and Rules Committees with motions to suspend rules and committee recommendations to adopt
- Note: Several co‑sponsors were added during 2025 (including Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr.)
Purpose and intent
- H.R. 498 is a ceremonial resolution that recognizes and congratulates:
- Major Cameron Jones (U.S. Air Force) on his selection as one of NASA’s astronaut candidates in the 2025 class.
- Councilman Byron D. Amos for his public service to the Atlanta community (the resolution text includes a separate commendation for Councilman Amos).
Key provisions and content
- Commendation of Major Cameron Jones:
- Notes Jones is from Savanna, Illinois, and was one of 10 astronauts selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants to NASA’s 2025 candidate class.
- Summarizes his background: bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering (University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign), U.S. Air Force career with ~1,600 flight hours (including ~150 combat hours) across 30+ aircraft types (including the F‑22), attendance at U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (Edwards AFB) and Weapons School (Nellis AFB).
- Announces his selection publicized Sept. 22, 2025, at Johnson Space Center and describes the expected ~two years of astronaut candidate training (robotics, survival, geology, space medicine, high‑performance aircraft training, simulated space experience).
- Notes he is the second astronaut candidate from Savanna, IL (after Dale Gardner).
- Expresses the legislature’s congratulations, support during training, and desire to present an official copy of the resolution to Major Jones and NASA.
- Commendation of Councilman Byron D. Amos:
- Recognizes Amos (elected 2022), Vine City native, entrepreneur and community organizer, CEO of Capacity Builders, Inc., and seven years as District Two Representative on the Atlanta Board of Education.
- Highlights leadership on the Atlanta Public School Equity Policy and awards (e.g., WATL 36 Unsung Hero).
- Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Councilman Amos.
Who is affected
- Directly: Major Cameron Jones and Councilman Byron D. Amos as honorees.
- Indirectly: Constituents and institutions associated with the honorees (e.g., Savanna, IL; Atlanta/Vine City; University of Illinois; U.S. Air Force).
- No regulatory, fiscal, or binding legal effects — purely honorary.
Procedural/timing notes and observations
- The resolution is non‑binding and ceremonial. It contains language and procedural entries that appear to combine text from different jurisdictions (an Atlanta/Georgia commendation for Byron D. Amos alongside an Illinois House resolution honoring Major Jones). Readers should consult the official legislative records of the relevant chamber(s) for the authoritative, final enrolled text and to resolve apparent clerical conflation.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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