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HR 8595 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

ACE Act

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Cloud, Michael Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 29, 2022
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.
Jul 29, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airspace Clearinghouse Enhancement Act or the ACE Act

This bill addresses structures interfering with air commerce or national security near military installations.

Specifically, the bill requires

  • the Department of Defense to elicit written testimony from the base commander of each military installation within a certain radius of a structure or sanitary landfill when making a determination of whether the construction, alteration, establishment, or expansion of such a facility will result in an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security; and
  • any person that submits an application for an energy project near a military installation to disclose if they have a relationship with a foreign principal or an agent of a foreign principal.
What's happening now July 30, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Aug 12, 2022
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Aug 2, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8595: ACE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8595/
MLA
"H.R. 8595: ACE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8595/.
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H.R. 8595, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8595/.
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[H.R. 8595: ACE Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8595/)
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