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DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act

Introduced: June 13, 2019 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Sep 10, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.
Sep 10, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-91.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a senior DHS official within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator to oversee and coordinate with relevant DHS offices and components on the development of guidance and regulations to counter threats associated with UAS (i.e., drones).

The coordinator shall serve as the principal DHS official for sharing information regarding counter-UAS technology to the private sector.

What's happening now September 10, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3787 Related bill DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 13, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1867: DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1867/
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"S. 1867: DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1867/.
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S. 1867, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1867/.
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