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Drone Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-157| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drone Act of 2023 This bill creates a federal statutory framework to criminalize various conduct involving the misuse of drones. Among its provisions, the bill generally prohibits the operation of a drone that poses an imminent safety hazard to vessels or motor vehicles; weaponization of a drone (e.g., attaching a firearm or explosive); and operation of a drone that interferes with a law enforcement, emergency response, or military operation or activity of the federal government or of a state, local, or tribal government.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3542
Drone Act of 2022
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2944
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3542
    Drone Act of 2022


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2944
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2944: Drone Act of 2023
Aviation and airportsCrimes against propertyFirearms and explosivesMotor vehiclesViolent crime

Drone Act of 2023

USA118th CongressS-157| Senate 
| Updated: 1/31/2023
Drone Act of 2023 This bill creates a federal statutory framework to criminalize various conduct involving the misuse of drones. Among its provisions, the bill generally prohibits the operation of a drone that poses an imminent safety hazard to vessels or motor vehicles; weaponization of a drone (e.g., attaching a firearm or explosive); and operation of a drone that interferes with a law enforcement, emergency response, or military operation or activity of the federal government or of a state, local, or tribal government.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-3542
Drone Act of 2022
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-2944
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-3542
    Drone Act of 2022


  • January 31, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 31, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 27, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-2944
    Introduced in House
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2944: Drone Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Aviation and airportsCrimes against propertyFirearms and explosivesMotor vehiclesViolent crime