S 1631 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023

Latest action · May 16, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 16, 2023
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2023 to Dec 20, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalMay 16, 2023
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalMay 16, 2023
R-WIRon JohnsonOriginalMay 16, 2023
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandJun 14, 2023
R-INMike BraunJun 14, 2023
R-FLMarco RubioSep 18, 2023
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanSep 18, 2023
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoSep 18, 2023
D-AZMark KellySep 19, 2023
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperOct 3, 2023
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOct 24, 2023
R-TXJohn CornynDec 4, 2023
D-VAMark R. WarnerDec 4, 2023
R-TNMarsha BlackburnDec 4, 2023
D-NVJacky RosenJan 10, 2024
R-INTodd YoungJan 11, 2024
R-AKDan SullivanFeb 9, 2024
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Mar 14, 2024
D-CTRichard BlumenthalMar 20, 2024
D-OHSherrod BrownMay 7, 2024
R-NCThom TillisMay 20, 2024
D-VATim KaineJun 12, 2024
D-MNAmy KlobucharJun 18, 2024
D-NHJeanne ShaheenJul 10, 2024
D-NJAndy KimDec 16, 2024
D-NYCharles E. SchumerDec 16, 2024
D-RIJack ReedDec 17, 2024
R-FLRick ScottDec 17, 2024
R-OKJames LankfordDec 19, 2024
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoDec 20, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred May 16, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 16, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7122, S7131–S7133Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Gary C. Peters D-MI, Rand Paul R-KYDec 18, 2024

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 118-86SAFEGUARDING THE HOMELAND FROM UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS68 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeDec 10, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-638COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025388 pagesAppropriations CommitteeApr 17, 2024–Jun 4, 2024
Serial No. 118-38WORLDWIDE THREATS TO THE HOMELAND113 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeNov 15, 2023

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 16, 2023Introduced in Senate

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