118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4229Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study and submit a report on the effects of unmanned free balloons on aviation safety.

Transportation and public works
Introduced Jun 20, 2023
Last action Jun 21, 2023
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Armed Services · T&I
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SummaryCRS Summary

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. DOD and the FAA must submit a report to Congress on the study. The report must include a discussion and recommendations on 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 informatio...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Jun 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 20, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2023
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.
Jun 20, 2023
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.