House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Communities Before Air Tourism Act
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that a voluntary agreement with respect to commercial air tour operations over a national park considers the well-being of communities overflown by aircraft involved in such operations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Menendez D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6153.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MENENDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 195, November 19, 2025, Page H4818):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6153, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6153
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ed Case (D-HI), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2511 (119th) Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act
- H.R. 6984 (119th) Data Center Transparency Act
- H.R. 5440 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for small businesses to provide diaper changing stations in restrooms.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.