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119-hr-6647119th CongressWALLET

Drone Safety Enhancement Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would direct NASA and the FAA to continue coordinated research on unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility. It focuses on unmanned traffic management and autonomous capabilities and brings federal agencies, academia, and industry into the work.

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  • NASA and federal partners: Would create a framework for NASA to continue research on UAS and AAM in collaboration with the FAA and other relevant federal agencies.
  • Academia and industry: Would include appropriate representatives from academia and industry in the collaborative research effort.
  • Congressional reporting: Would require NASA to brief the House Science Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee on research progress within 18 months.

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More NASA-FAA drone research

This bill would direct the NASA Administrator to continue research on unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility. NASA would work with the FAA, other federal agencies, and representatives of academia and industry. The research would include unmanned aircraft system traffic management and autonomous capabilities. The NASA Administrator would brief the House Science Committee and the Senate Commerce Committee within 18 months after enactment. The bill would define 'urban' and 'regional' air mobility and would require those aircraft to have a maximum takeoff weight greater than 1,320 pounds and to use advanced technologies like vertical takeoff or autonomous systems. It would adopt the federal definition of 'unmanned aircraft system' and define UTM as a traffic management service for drones.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

Roll Call Votes

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