# 119-hr-7525: Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act

119-hr-7525, Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7525
- Congress: 119
- Title: Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Gives the FAA authority to detect, track, and mitigate credible threats from unmanned aircraft systems** to protect airports and other high‑risk facilities. It pairs that authority with multi‑year pilots so approved state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies can use FAA‑approved counter‑UAS tools while the FAA studies impacts on aviation safety. - Designated law enforcement agencies can deploy FAA‑approved counter‑UAS systems to detect, monitor, seize, disable, or destroy threatening drones, with a pilot cap of up to 1,000 agencies in year one and 3,000 more in year two for a 4,000 total over the 3‑year pilot. Agencies must use approved equipment and complete FAA‑approved training. - Aviation and airport operations gain a formal testing path. The FAA may evaluate counter‑UAS systems for interference with airports, navigation, and air traffic services and may intercept relevant UAS communications as needed to address threats. - Communities and civil liberties get limits and oversight. Actions must conform to the First and Fourth Amendments, interceptions are limited to necessary uses, records must be disposed of unless needed for legal purposes, and agencies must publish and certify written privacy policies and report complaints to the FAA and Congress.

## Provisions PRIA read

- FAA power to stop dangerous drones: benefit, high. If enacted, the FAA Administrator would be allowed to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft across the national airspace and, when needed, seize, take control of, disable, damage, or destroy them in coordination with federal, state, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement. Th…
- Pilot programs letting police use counter‑drone gear: benefit, medium. If enacted, the FAA would run a 3‑year pilot starting 60 days after enactment to let designated State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies acquire, deploy, and operate FAA‑approved counter‑UAS systems. The general pilot would allow up to 1,000 agencies in year one, up to 3,000 m…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-4123: FIT Procurement Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7525 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7525)

## Related
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
- [119-hr-4123: FIT Procurement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4123)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7525 (as of 2026-06-04).