House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Safe Airspace for Americans Act

H.R. 5231Introduced Sep 9, 2025Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish procedures and reporting requirements for incidents relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Garcia D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 9, 2025
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Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 10, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5231.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of California, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 147, September 9, 2025, Page H4165):
Article 1, Section 8
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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

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.

Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Andrew Ogles (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-42 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.