House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026
Official title: To promote the development, production, and deployment of secure and resilient Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to enhance United States national security and support the defense and resilience of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Sponsor: Rep. Eugene Vindman D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 26, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 26, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9042.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VINDMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 89, May 26, 2026, Page H3735):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 26, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9042, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9042
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 7, 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
4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5415 (119th) Nitazene Control Act of 2025
- H.R. 3743 (119th) Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025
- H.R. 5614 (119th) If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025
- H.R. 8667 (119th) MISSION Rx Act
- H.R. 1973 (119th) No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 10, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.