3.0.0 4229 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z House H HR 2023-06-20 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SHERRILL:H.R. 4229.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3The single subject of this legislation is:To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator ofthe Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study andsubmit a report on the effects of unmanned free balloons onaviation safety and how both the Department of Defense andFederal Aviation Administration might boost awareness ofunmanned free balloons over United States airspace.[Page H2992]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2023-06-21T16:59:22Z Referred To 2023-06-20T16:03:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-06-20T16:03:20Z 2023-06-21 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2023-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2023-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 N G000593 Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] Carlos Gimenez R FL A. 28 2023-06-20 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2023-06-20 True R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2023-07-06 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] André Carson D IN 7 2023-07-10 False B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2023-07-10 False Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports 2024-02-05T18:38:29Z Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies 2024-02-05T18:39:12Z Congressional oversight 2024-02-05T18:39:01Z Government studies and investigations 2024-02-05T18:38:39Z Transportation safety and security 2024-02-05T18:38:52Z Transportation and Public Works 2023-07-31T17:30:27Z

00 2023-06-20 Introduced in House 2024-03-15T12:58:36Z <p><b>Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the effects on aviation safety of domestically launched unmanned free balloons that do not emit a trackable electronic or radio signal.</p> <p>DOD and the FAA must submit a report to Congress on the study. The report must include a discussion and recommendations on</p> <ul> <li> the efficacy, feasibility, technical specifications, and potential civil and military impacts of mandating that domestically launched unmanned free balloons be equipped with an electronic or radio emitter that can be tracked with near real-time, geolocational, and altitudinal precision, and which can transmit identifying information of the balloon or its owner; and </li> <li> how DOD and the FAA can collect the data and integrate it into a real-time or near real-time digital system that supports the operations of DOD and the FAA.</li> </ul>

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