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S. 1817 118th 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: June 6, 2023 Introduced by: Jacky Rosen Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airportsCongressional oversightEmployment and training programsHigher educationInfrastructure development
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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.
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Jun 6, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 Latest action June 6, 2023

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 small, unmanned aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) when inspecting, operating, maintaining, repairing, modernizing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.

Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, or local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to support the inspection, operation, construction, maintenance, modernization, or repair of critical infrastructure to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, or reduce carbon emissions related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are not made by certain foreign entities, including companies subject to influence or control from China or Russia.

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3593 Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act
  • HR 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2023
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1817: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1817/
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"S. 1817: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1817/.
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S. 1817, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1817/.
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