HR5231-119

Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish procedures and reporting requirements for incidents relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 9, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Unidentified anomalous phenomena. It relies on appropriations, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 9, 2025

Mr. Garcia of California (for himself, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Moskowitz, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"transmedium object or device" §H145289215EDB4647BEEF32D7709D7412

an object or device that is— observed to transition between space and the atmosphere, or between the atmosphere and a body of water

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