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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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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.
What's happening now December 24, 2024

Held at the desk.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Dec 20, 2024
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Dec 20, 2024
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Dec 20, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5639: Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5639/
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"S. 5639: Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5639/.
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S. 5639, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5639/.
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[S. 5639: Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5639/)
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