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S. 4744 117th Congress Senate

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education and training grant program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 2, 2022
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 Latest action August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of drones and other small, unmanned aircraft systems when inspecting, repairing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.

Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, reduce carbon emissions, or meet other priorities when carrying out inspections, repairs, and construction. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are made by companies not subject to influence or control from certain foreign entities, including China and Russia.

DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies.

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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2022
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4744: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4744/
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"S. 4744: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4744/.
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S. 4744, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4744/.
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