S 387
114th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Astronomy
Atmospheric science and weather
Aviation and airports
Transportation safety and security
Safe Skies for Unmanned Aircraft Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Safe Skies for Unmanned Aircraft Act of 2015
This bill requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, for purposes of determining whether an unmanned aircraft (drone) used for aeronautical research qualifies as a public aircraft, to use definitions under federal aviation safety law for determining whether the aircraft is used for:
- a commercial purpose, and
- aeronautical research and platform-based research.
The Administrator must also develop procedures for the safe, beyond-line-of-sight operation of aeronautical research drones in the national airspace system.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1