H.R. 3559 · 118th Congress

FAA Research and Development Act of 2023

Introduced on May 22, 2023 by Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3). Latest action (Jul 11, 2023): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 22, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for Federal Aviation Administration research and development, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Aviation and airports
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Manufacturing
  • Research and development
  • Spacecraft and satellites
  • Transportation safety and security

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Frank D. LucasR-OK-3Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 22, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  4. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  5. May 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  6. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
  7. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 11, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-139, Part I.
  9. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-139, Part I.
  10. Jul 11, 2023Committee on Transportation discharged.
  11. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseCommittee on Transportation discharged.
  12. Jul 11, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 110.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AT&T Services, Inc.10 reports
    $12.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC$10.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 94%
  2. Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc.7 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES5 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES INC$12.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)5 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  5. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  6. RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION5 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION$2.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. University of Michigan5 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  8. Aireon LLC2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  9. RTX CORPORATION2 reports
    $6.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RTX CORPORATION$3.9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC.1 report
    $610K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AIRBUS AMERICAS CUSTOMER SERVICES, INC$179.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  11. GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  12. RELATIVITY SPACE1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RELATIVITY SPACE, INC.$220.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.