# 119-hr-6042: LANDED Act

119-hr-6042, LANDED Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6042
- Congress: 119
- Title: LANDED Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Coordinated federal‑state framework for counter‑drone operations.** This bill would let approved state and local agencies acquire and operate federally approved counter‑UAS systems to detect, deconflict, deter, and mitigate unlawful drone activity while requiring federal safety, privacy, and airspace coordination. - State and local law enforcement would get an application and agreement process to acquire and use approved counter‑UAS tools. Approved agencies could detect, identify, monitor, warn, disrupt control, seize, or use reasonable force to disable or destroy a drone, with initial deployments limited to up to 180 days and post‑event reports due within 24 hours. - The Federal Aviation Administration would set location‑specific airspace safeguards and work with the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to prevent interference with the national airspace. Equipment must address civilian communications and spectrum compatibility and agencies can be barred if impacts cannot be mitigated. - The Department of Homeland Security would run a Counter‑UAS Security Grant Program for state law enforcement and emergency management with grants for equipment and training and a period of performance of at least 24 months. The bill also requires a mandatory drone deconfliction database with transponder IDs and timestamps and Inspector General reporting, including a 90‑day post‑enactment unclassified report with a possible classified annex.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defense inspector general drone review: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Department of Defense Inspector General to review foreign‑linked drone activity near U.S. military installations, vessels, aircraft, and the homeland. The IG would deliver an unclassified report to Congress within 90 days after enactment, with an optional clas…
- Grants for state drone defenses: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Counter‑UAS Security Grant Program at DHS to give State law enforcement money to buy approved counter‑drone systems and pay for training and related costs. Grant recipients would have at least 24 months to use the funds. The bill would also require a shared decon…
- State authority to counter drones: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require DHS, the Attorney General, and the FAA to approve agreements before State law enforcement could buy, deploy, or use approved counter‑drone systems. Agreements would set which systems can be used, where and when, safety terms, federal site visits, and post‑event re…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-928: Railway Safety Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6042 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6042)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-928: Railway Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-928)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6042 (as of 2026-09-21).