Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3459.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YAKYM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 84, May 18, 2023, Page H2457):
  Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would streamline the approvals process for beyond visual line of sight unmanned aerial systems flights and the regulatory framework for aircraft certification and create a new position with the FAA to coordinate these policies.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 18, 2023 ↗

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  342 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3459, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3459

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dea48e4816d56dda9fc9b9457af1a14178455b64aaa7d57c010ca936669d03ca

  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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3459, last updated December 5, 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.