# 119-hr-1058: DRONE Act of 2025

119-hr-1058, DRONE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1058
- Congress: 119
- Title: DRONE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-03

## Summary

**Authorizes Department of Justice Byrne and COPS grants to buy and operate unmanned aircraft systems for public safety.** It ties the term "unmanned aircraft systems" to the federal aviation definition in 49 U.S.C. 44801 for a consistent meaning. - Local law enforcement and public safety agencies would be explicitly allowed to use Byrne and COPS grant money to purchase and operate UAS in support of public safety missions. - The bill changes specific provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to add UAS as an allowable use under Byrne Grants and the Community Oriented Policing Services program and to align statutory paragraphs and cross-references.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grant funds could buy public safety drones: benefit, medium. This bill would let two Justice Department grant programs pay to buy and run drones for public safety. Agencies that get these grants—state, local, tribal, and territorial—could use funds for unmanned aircraft systems, as defined in federal aviation law. It would not set new dollar amounts or deadl…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1058 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1058)

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- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1058 (as of 2026-09-03).