# 119-hr-6846: DEFEND Act

119-hr-6846, DEFEND Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6846
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6846
- Congress: 119
- Title: DEFEND Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would require the Department of Homeland Security to produce annual assessments of foreign-made drone threats and their implications for U.S. homeland security for a six-year period.** These reports would analyze how covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign adversaries are used for surveillance, attacks, smuggling, and other malicious activity.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual threat reports on foreign drones: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to deliver annual threat assessments on malicious unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign adversaries. The first assessment would be due not later than 270 days after enactment, and DHS would send reports each year for six years. Ea…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6846 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6846)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6846 (as of 2026-09-21).