House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act
Official title: To grant authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to private owners of critical infrastructure facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Matt Van Epps R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 7, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9232.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN EPPS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 97, June 9, 2026, Page H4054):Article 1, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9232, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9232
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 9589 (119th) Declaration of Independence Reaffirmation Act of 2026
- H.R. 9307 (119th) Web of Biological Data Act of 2026
- H.R. 10470 (119th) SHIELD for Victims Act of 2026
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.