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S 2249 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Transportation safety and security

Drone Operator Safety Act

Introduced: November 5, 2015 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 5, 2015
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Drone Operator Safety Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to operate an unmanned aircraft (i.e., drone) that interferes with or disrupts the operation of an aircraft carrying one or more occupants in U.S. airspace.

The prohibition includes the operation of an unmanned aircraft in the arrival or departure flight path of an airport without permission.

A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.

What's happening now November 5, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4911 Related bill Drone Operator Safety Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2249: Drone Operator Safety Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2249/
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"S. 2249: Drone Operator Safety Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2249/.
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S. 2249, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2249/.
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