The House passed a bill, 403-6, on April 17 to hold China accountable for violating U.S. airspace.
Two Republicans and four Democrats voted against the bill, which was introduced on Feb. 24 by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Upholding Sovereignty of Airspace Act seeks to hold China accountable for sending spy balloons to transit the United States.
Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, a Chinese spy balloon flew over the United States before it was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. China was reportedly able to have the intelligence collected from the balloon transmitted back to Beijing….