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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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