House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-248
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes.
Became law on Nov 28, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 13, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2016 · 425–0
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 18, 2016
- Became lawNov 28, 2016
Latest action: Nov 28, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-248.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6007.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCARTHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 139, September 14, 2016, Page H5501):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress Shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with Indian tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 158 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6007, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6007
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
- H.R. 2262 (114th) U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
- H.J.Res. 76 (114th) Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress.
- H.R. 5052 (114th) OPEN Act
- H.R. 4685 (114th) Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act
- H.R. 5631 (114th) Iran Accountability Act of 2016
- H.Con.Res. 102 (114th) Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.