1HOUSE · APR 14, 2026
Passed the House
396–10PASSED
R 196–9 D 199–1 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 110 · 25 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
ALERT Act
Official title: To require certain aircraft to be equipped with collision mitigation technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Graves R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Committee actionMar 26, 2026
- Passed HouseApr 14, 2026 · 396–10
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7613.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7613, ALERT Act” on April 14, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on April 9, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62318
- CBO publication date
- April 14, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7613, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7613, ALERT Act” on April 14, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 9, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62336
- CBO publication date
- April 14, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7613, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34bfdc922adcb4cf8bf5fb109af12e5acb600582de93beba49fe6ca2c2940497
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 119-608,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 119-608,Part 1 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/608
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/608 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7613, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 34, February 20, 2026, Page H2235):Article One, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 20, 2026 ↗
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- Statement length
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7613, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7613
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34bfdc922adcb4cf8bf5fb109af12e5acb600582de93beba49fe6ca2c2940497
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 7613. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
87 cosponsors — 50 Republicans, 37 Democrats
37 of 87 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Randy Fine (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Charles Fleischmann (R-TN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Vince Fong (R-CA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Laura Friedman (D-CA) and 57 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves.
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
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