House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Drone Research and Innovation for Law Enforcement Act of 2023
Sponsor: Rep. Troy Nehls R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 3, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 3, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5879.
- 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. 162, October 3, 2023, Pages H4986-H4987):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit small, unmanned aircraft pilot research for public safety, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 3, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 230 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5879, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 7, 2024
- 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 November 7, 2024). 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
26 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 26 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Russell Fry (R-SC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Barry Moore (R-AL), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), John Rutherford (R-FL), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).
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. 7932 (118th) Save Our Shrimpers Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.