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S 1443 118th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight First Amendment rights

Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

Introduced: May 4, 2023 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Oct 3, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.
Oct 3, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-103.
May 17, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 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).

What's happening now October 3, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1443: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1443/
MLA
"S. 1443: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1443/.
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S. 1443, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1443/.
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[S. 1443: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1443/)
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