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UAS Act

Introduced: July 26, 2021 Introduced by: Guest, Michael Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 29, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5544)
Sep 29, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5544)
Sep 29, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4682.
Sep 29, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5544-5545)
Sep 29, 2021
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 28, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 2021
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jul 26, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unmanned Aerial Security Act or the UAS Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from operating, financing, or procuring unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or UAS operating, detection, or identification systems that are manufactured in certain foreign countries or by corporations domiciled in such foreign countries.

Applicable foreign countries include those identified as foreign adversaries in the intelligence community's latest annual threat assessment and other countries designated by DHS.

DHS may waive the prohibition for (1) the national interest of the United States; (2) counter-UAS surrogate research, testing, development, evaluation, or training; or (3) intelligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.

An office or component of DHS may continue to operate a UAS or system in its inventory that would otherwise be prohibited until DHS grants or denies a waiver or until one year after this bill is enacted, whichever is later.

What's happening now September 30, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1