House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Test, Evaluation, and Training Corridor Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems and associated capabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ronny Jackson R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9909.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JACKSON of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 121, July 23, 2026, Page H5198):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9909, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Guest (R-MS), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Richard McCormick (R-GA), John McGuire (R-VA), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Cory Mills (R-FL), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronny Jackson.
- H.R. 1316 (119th) Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act
- H.R. 6444 (119th) Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act
- H.R. 2633 (119th) U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025
- H.R. 7616 (119th) Transatlantic Academic Security and Risk Mitigation Act
- H.R. 7540 (119th) United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 2026
- H.R. 943 (119th) No User Fees for Gun Owners Act
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.