# 114-hr-2909: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act

114-hr-2909, Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2909
- Congress: 114
- Title: Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Introduced: 2015-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Firefighters and Promoting Innovation Act This bill directs the President to establish an interagency working group to study the use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting. The working group shall: develop standards and best practices for the use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting to assist in fire suppression, to provide real-time updates for firefighters, and to reduce the risk of firefighter fatalities due to wildland firefighting and related aircraft accidents; identify opportunities to use existing federal unmanned aircraft systems to lower the costs of the use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting; with respect to the use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting, assess opportunities to improve interagency coordination, the efficacy of current technology, and the potential efficacy of emerging technology; assess the implications for the Fourth Amendment of any standards, best practices, or recommendations under this Act with respect to the use of unmanned aircraft systems; and report to Congress and to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group on the results of its work.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- MATT SALMON (R-AZ), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2015-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-2909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2909)

## Related
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2909 (as of 2025-11-18).