House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act
Official title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to review and update Federal Aviation Administration regulations, policies, and guidance related to low-altitude airspace safety, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Cliff Bentz R-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9695.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 115, July 15, 2026, Page H4545):Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9695, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9695
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 22, 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 22, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Bentz.
- H.R. 655 (119th) Dalles Watershed Development Act
- H.R. 9827 (119th) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
- H.R. 9337 (119th) Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act
- H.R. 5133 (119th) Patients’ Right to Know Their Medication Act of 2025
- H.R. 1777 (119th) SECURE Notarization Act of 2025
- H.R. 5171 (119th) Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025
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.