House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Securing Our Airspace from Reconnaissance Act of 2023

H.R. 3974Introduced Jun 9, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedJun 9, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 9, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3974.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 101, June 9, 2023, Page H2790):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for unmanned aircraft systems from foreign entities.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of June 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Max Miller (R-OH), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-14 district

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