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Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act

USA118th CongressHR-4229| House 
| Updated: 6/21/2023
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (5)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Armed Services Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act 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 information of the balloon or its owner; and how DOD and the FAA can collect the data and integrate it into a real-time or near real-time digital system that supports the operations of DOD and the FAA.
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Timeline
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 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • June 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 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.


  • June 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Aviation and airportsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsTransportation safety and security

Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act

USA118th CongressHR-4229| House 
| Updated: 6/21/2023
Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act 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 information of the balloon or its owner; and how DOD and the FAA can collect the data and integrate it into a real-time or near real-time digital system that supports the operations of DOD and the FAA.
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Timeline
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 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • June 20, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • June 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.


  • June 21, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mikie Sherrill

Mikie Sherrill

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (5)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Carlos A. Gimenez (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Armed Services Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aviation and airportsBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsTransportation safety and security