HR 9232 119th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act

Introduced: June 9, 2026 Introduced by: Van Epps, Matt Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Jul 7, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Jun 9, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jun 9, 2026

Introduced in House

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Allow private critical infrastructure owners to use counter-drone technology.

This bill would give private owners of critical infrastructure facilities the legal authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies, equipment designed to detect, track, or disable drones. Currently, such technologies are heavily restricted. The bill is pending review by three House committees: Transportation and Infrastructure, Judiciary, and Homeland Security, which will examine the portions relevant to their areas of responsibility.

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What's happening now July 7, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Homeland Security Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Homeland Security Committee

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BASF CORPORATION
for BASF CORPORATION · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

Cosponsors 1

Crenshaw, Dan

Texas · Jun 22, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9232: Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9232/

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"H.R. 9232: Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9232/.

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H.R. 9232, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9232/.

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