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UAS Act

Introduced: March 9, 2023 Introduced by: Guest, Michael Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 27, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 27, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3936-3937)
Jul 27, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3936-3937)
Jul 27, 2023
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)
Jul 25, 2023
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guest objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Jul 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1501.
Jul 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938)
Jul 25, 2023
Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 19, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
Jul 19, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-151.
May 17, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2023
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Discharged.
May 17, 2023
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Discharged.
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Mar 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 9, 2023
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 business entities 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 5, 2023

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

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