S 5639
118th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Aviation and airports
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Homeland security
Protection of officials
Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act
Introduced: December 20, 2024
Introduced by:
Peters, Gary C.
Democratic
· Michigan
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Dec 24, 2024
Held at the desk.
Dec 24, 2024
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Dec 23, 2024
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Dec 20, 2024
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7252-7253; text: CR S7252)
Dec 20, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 20, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act
This bill reauthorizes counter-drone authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) through FY2025.
Under current law, DHS and DOJ have limited authority to protect certain covered facilities and assets from threats posed by drones. Covered facilities and assets include those related to U.S. Customs and Border Protection functions, U.S. Secret Service protection operations, Federal Bureau of Investigation activities, and operations of the U.S. Marshals Service.
This authority allows DHS and DOJ to
- detect, identify, monitor, and track drones;
- warn drone operators;
- disrupt or take control of drones;
- seize, exercise control of, or otherwise confiscate a drone; and
- use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy drones deemed to pose a threat.
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Held at the desk.