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SB816: SOAR Act Seeing Objects at Altitude Regularly Act

: Mark Kelly (D-US) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Mar 15, 2023
Transportation and public works
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  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to make recommendations regarding continuous aircraft tracking and transmission of identity, altitude, and location data for high altitude balloons, and for other purposes.

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