# 119-hr-390: ACERO Act

119-hr-390, ACERO Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-390
- Congress: 119
- Title: ACERO Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Advance aerial wildfire response capabilities**. This bill would direct NASA to lead research and development improving aircraft technologies, airspace management, real-time data sharing, and an interoperable platform to coordinate aerial assets during wildfires. - Communities and households: Nearby communities could see more coordinated aerial firefighting and better situational awareness during fires. - Firefighters and aerial operators: Crews would gain improved tools and shared data to manage, deconflict, and coordinate aircraft in fast-moving incidents. - Federal, State, and local agencies: Agencies would adopt a multi-agency concept of operations to align aerial activities and reduce duplication across jurisdictions. - NASA, researchers, and industry partners: NASA would coordinate with other agencies, academia, and commercial partners and must report annually on activities and results through 2030. - Manufacturers and procurement: The bill bars buying unmanned aircraft systems from certain covered foreign entities but allows case-by-case national interest waivers with congressional notice within 30 days.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- NASA wildfire air research and drone rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, NASA would run research to improve how planes and drones fight wildfires. It would test better aircraft and airspace tools, build real-time data sharing, and create a shared map of aerial assets, with a common playbook across agencies. NASA would work with federal, state, and local part…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-390 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/390)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-390 (as of 2026-09-21).