HR 6460
119th Congress
Latest action 2026-03-25: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 118th, 117th, 116th, 115th, 114th, 112th, 111th, 110th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).
Recreational Drone Empowerment Act bill
- sponsor
- Tracey Mann
- introduced
- 2025-12-04
- policy area
- Transportation and Public Works (transportation)
- referred to
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- cosponsors
- 1
- lobbying filings citing it
- 8
- money facing its subject
- the record
- congress.gov
4 CRS legislative subjects, as written
Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Aviation and airports, Licensing and registrations, Transportation safety and security
Actions: 17 on the record
The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.
| date | type | action, as written | committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2025-12-04 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | |
| 2025-12-04 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2025-12-05 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation |
| 2025-12-18 | Committee | Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2025-12-18 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2025-12-18 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2026-03-16 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-549. | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2026-03-16 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-549. | House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |
| 2026-03-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472. | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2659-2660) | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6460. | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2659) | |
| 2026-03-24 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-03-25 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation |
Cosponsors: 1
In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.
| member | party | state | signed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharice Davids | Democrat | KS | 2025-12-04 original |
Lobbying: 8 filings cite this bill
Filings whose specific-issues text cites the bill, as the filers typed it ("H.R.6460", "H.R. 6460"). The LDA does not disclose positions on a bill (support or oppose), so none appear here; a filing is attributed to a Congress by its filing year. Counts, never dollars. ‡ lobbying estimates
| registrant, as filed | filings citing it | years |
|---|---|---|
| CAPITOL HILL POLICY GROUP LLC | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION | 2 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES | 2 | 2026 |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | 1 | 2026 |
| client, as filed | filings citing it | years |
|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS | 3 | 2025 to 2026 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION | 2 | 2026 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES | 2 | 2026 |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | 1 | 2026 |
Money facing this bill
A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.
$19k
measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3
subjectTransportation and Public Works
members counted2
members with a candidacy in 20262
this row as datathe stored row
This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.
The members it reached, and who gave it
- Sharice Davids cosponsor, Democrat-KS
$11k
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Firm$1,324
BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
organization as filedBRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
employer as filedBRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP
where the face comes froma lobbying firm's own reports, for all its clients
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$1,120
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
organization as filedYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
employer as filedYMCA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Filed$1,100
CLINICAL REFERENCE LABORATORY, INC.
organization as filedCLINICAL REFERENCE LABORATORY, INC.
employer as filedCLINICAL REFERENCE LABORATORY INC
where the face comes fromits own lobbying reports
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Firm
- Tracey Mann sponsor, Republican-KS
$7,936
measureMoney by the subjects its givers lobby on, version 3
this row as datathe stored row
- Registered$2,310
AMERICAN WARRIOR, INC.
organization as filedAMERICAN WARRIOR, INC.
employer as filedAMERICAN WARRIOR
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$2,200
SPORER LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
organization as filedSPORER LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
employer as filedSPORER LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC.
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered$700
MORRISON VENTURES, LLC
organization as filedMORRISON VENTURES, LLC
employer as filedMORRISON VENTURES
where the face comes froma public register's industry code
its face and filingsopen the evidence
- Registered
The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.
Lobbying clients that named this bill in their filings
| Client | Filings | Its face on Transportation and Public Works |
|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS | 3 | 27%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION | 2 | 24%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES | 2 | 57%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICA | 1 | 44%what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject face window2025-2026 its face and filingsopen the evidence |
Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates
Votes: 0 roll calls tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents
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