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S 4801 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

SHIELD U Act

Introduced: September 7, 2022 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 7, 2022
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Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act or the SHIELD U Act

This bill authorizes Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) activities on and off commercial service airport property to detect, identify, and mitigate threats posed by an unmanned aircraft (i.e., drone) or unmanned aircraft system. It authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), state and local law enforcement, and airport law enforcement to carry out these activities.

Additionally, the bill allows DHS and the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Energy to contract with other entities to carry out C-UAS activities.

The bill also (1) expands the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center curriculum to include use of C-UAS authorities as well as the ability for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement to attend such training; and (2) allows state, local, and airport law enforcement to use jamming technology to mitigate a drone threat.

What's happening now September 7, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2767 Related bill Enhanced Protection from Unmanned Aircraft Attacks Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4801: SHIELD U Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4801/
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"S. 4801: SHIELD U Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4801/.
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S. 4801, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4801/.
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