House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Seaport Security Act of 2026
Official title: To protect seaports from unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Patronis R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 9, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9229.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PATRONIS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 97, June 9, 2026, Page H4054):Article I, Section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 72 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9229, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9229
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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 July 23, 2026). 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jimmy Patronis.
- H.R. 8737 (119th) Never Fight Alone Act
- H.Res. 727 (119th) Expressing support of the House of Representatives that October 14, 2025, be designated as a "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk".
- H.R. 9009 (119th) Firearm Freedom Act of 2026
- H.R. 10789 (119th) Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act
- H.R. 10693 (119th) GI Bill Transferability Act
- H.R. 4873 (119th) To codify Executive Order 14319 (relating to preventing woke AI in the Federal Government).
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.