HR 3025
114th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Aviation and airports
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015
Introduced: July 10, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015
Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly launching a drone near a wildfire threatening U.S. property that recklessly interferes with fighting the fire.
Makes it a defense to a prosecution for such offense that the drone was launched by a firefighter or other public safety officer acting in the course of official duty.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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