House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
First Responders Aerial Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1192.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 36, February 24, 2023, Page H877):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To permit the operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 208 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1192, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1192
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1192, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Brandon Williams (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.
- H.R. 8692 (118th) Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act
- H.R. 3381 (118th) National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act
- H.R. 1761 (118th) Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023
- H.R. 8996 (118th) Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024
- H.R. 6980 (118th) DOCTORS Act
- H.R. 5879 (118th) Drone Research and Innovation for Law Enforcement Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.