S 4919
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
Introduced: September 22, 2022
Introduced by:
Lankford, James
Republican
· Oklahoma
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.
Dec 19, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-279.
Sep 28, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense to develop a strategy for a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities and protections at certain facilities at or near a U.S. international border (generally, facilities or assets considered high-risk or a potential target and that are related to certain DHS or DOJ missions).
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.
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