# 119-hr-6898: AIRSHIP Act

119-hr-6898, AIRSHIP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6898
- Congress: 119
- Title: AIRSHIP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Brings airships into the federal aeronautical research framework and authorizes competitive grants for collaborative airship research.** This bill would add airships explicitly to 51 U.S.C. 40112 and let the Administrator create a grant program for teams from universities, industry, and government to study airship technologies and uses. - Researchers and universities: Could form multi-sector teams and compete for grants to study airship design, operations, and technology. - Industry and manufacturers: Gain a clearer federal pathway for R&D support that could speed technical development and possible commercialization. - Disaster response and humanitarian organizations: Encourages research into airship applications for delivering aid and reaching inaccessible areas. - Federal aeronautical programs: Amends Section 40112 to include airships and establishes a grant-based approach; the text sets no funding levels or phase-out dates.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal airship research grants: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add "airship" to federal aeronautical research goals in 51 U.S.C. 40112. It would let the agency set up a competitive grant program for airship research. Grants would be open to teams that can include university researchers, private companies, and government participants…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6898 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6898)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6898 (as of 2026-04-21).