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H.R. 5125 116th Congress House

American Security Drone Act of 2019

Official title: To ban the Federal procurement of certain drones and other unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaAviation and airportsChina
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 15, 2019
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 Latest action November 15, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Security Drone Act of 2019

This bill bans the procurement or use by the federal government of commercial off-the-shelf drones or other unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by certain entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions.

Federal funds may not be used to purchase or operate such a drone or system, or a system to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is manufactured or assembled by such an entity.

The Government Accountability Office shall report regarding such drones or systems procured by federal agencies from foreign entities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2502 Identical bill American Security Drone Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 3 Republican 3
R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jul 30, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 26, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 2, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· Mar 2, 2020
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 2, 2020
Conaway, K.
· Feb 27, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 26, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Jan 28, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Nov 15, 2019
Yoho, Ted
· Nov 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5125: American Security Drone Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5125/
MLA
"H.R. 5125: American Security Drone Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5125/.
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H.R. 5125, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5125/.
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[H.R. 5125: American Security Drone Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5125/)
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