# 119-hr-3433: WILD Act of 2025

119-hr-3433, WILD Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3433
- Congress: 119
- Title: WILD Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Authorizes limited government drone operations in designated wilderness, potential wilderness, and wilderness study areas.** It would let Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies operate unmanned aircraft systems for environmental monitoring (including harmful algal blooms and invasive species), law enforcement and search and rescue (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection), and natural disaster monitoring. - Environmental researchers and park managers could get more aerial data to track harmful algal blooms and invasive species in remote places. - Search-and-rescue teams and law enforcement could use drones to find missing people and assess disaster damage faster. The text specifically includes U.S. Customs and Border Protection for enforcement activities. - Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies would have explicit statutory authority to operate drones in the specified wilderness and study areas. Operations remain subject to applicable federal law and agency regulations. - Private and commercial drone operators are not granted new aviation rights by this change. - The act does not create a new funding mechanism, so agencies would need to use existing budgets for any drone operations.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Government drones in wilderness areas: mixed, low. This bill would let Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies operate drones in wilderness areas the bill names, in potential wilderness areas, and in wilderness study areas under FLPMA section 603. Agencies could use drones only for environmental monitoring and research (for example, harmful alga…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3433 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3433)

## Related
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1915)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3433 (as of 2025-12-21).