S 3542
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Aviation and airports
Crimes against property
Firearms and explosives
Motor vehicles
Violent crime
Drone Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Drone Act of 2022
This bill creates a federal statutory framework to criminalize various conduct involving the misuse of drones.
Among its provisions, the bill generally prohibits the
- operation of a drone that poses an imminent safety hazard to vessels or motor vehicles;
- weaponization of a drone (e.g., attaching a firearm or explosive); and
- operation of a drone that interferes with a law enforcement, emergency response, or military operation or activity of the federal government or of a state, local, or tribal government.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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