# 119-hr-7379: NASA C-UAS Act

119-hr-7379, NASA C-UAS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7379
- Congress: 119
- Title: NASA C-UAS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Give NASA authority to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft that pose credible threats to its facilities.** This bill would let NASA use approved equipment and, when necessary, access communications used to control a drone during its operation while requiring privacy safeguards, interagency coordination, and a sunset in 2031. - NASA personnel and contractors: Would be able to research, test, and use federal-approved tools to spot and track threatening unmanned aircraft near mission-related launch, reentry, and space support sites. Designations of high-risk facilities would guide where those powers apply. - Federal partners and law enforcement: NASA could intercept or access drone control communications during operations and share information with the Department of Defense, federal law enforcement, intelligence elements, or state and local partners under strict limits and reporting requirements. - Airspace and public safety stakeholders: Requires coordination with the Department of Transportation and the FAA to protect national airspace operations and limits data retention to 180 days except for investigations or legal needs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- NASA risk reviews and FAA testing: benefit, medium. This bill would require NASA to list facilities on NASA property tied to launches, reentries, or payload protection and do risk-based reviews with the Transportation Secretary. NASA would be able to designate high-risk covered sites based on those reviews and consider ways to avoid disrupting radio…
- NASA drone detection and privacy limits: mixed, medium. This bill would let NASA detect, identify, monitor, and track drones that it finds pose a credible threat to covered NASA sites. It would allow limited interception or access to communications used to control those drones only while the drone is operating and after consultation with the Transportat…
- Limits on contractors and agency support: mixed, low. This bill would limit which contractors could operate NASA drone-defense actions. Contractors would need to be directly contracted by NASA, assigned to NASA's Office of Protective Services, work at government facilities, be trained and certified, and not perform inherently governmental functions. N…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7379)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7379 (as of 2026-06-04).