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H.R. 1907 119th Congress House

Defense Against Drones Act of 2025

Official title: To allow an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft flying over property owned by the individual under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Against Drones Act of 2025

This bill allows an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft (i.e., drone) using a legally obtained shotgun if the individual reasonably believes the drone is flying not more than 200 feet above the individual's property. This is subject to applicable state law on the discharge of a firearm.

Not later than 60 days after an event in which an individual shoots a drone and is able to identify its registration number, the individual must report the event's location and the registration number to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

An individual may, but shall not be required to, return the drone to the owner at the owner's request.

The FAA must issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out this bill.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1907: Defense Against Drones Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1907/
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"H.R. 1907: Defense Against Drones Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1907/.
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H.R. 1907, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1907/.
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