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119-s-2506119th Congress

SkyFoundry Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a government-wide SkyFoundry Program to rapidly develop, test, and scale small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and related autonomous systems. It would stand up a government-run innovation hub and a large production facility to speed prototyping, testing, and manufacturing.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New government drone production program

This bill would create the SkyFoundry Program at the Department of Defense. It would set up a government-owned innovation hub and a government-owned production plant for small drones. The production site would be built to produce 1,000,000 small unmanned aircraft systems per year once fully established. The Defense Secretary would be allowed to speed contracting, use special acquisition authorities, renovate or build facilities, and secure government intellectual property rights. The President or Defense Secretary would also be allowed to use the Defense Production Act (Title III) to fund factory expansions, stockpiles, and surge manufacturing for drones and related systems.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

TX • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 7/29/2025

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 10/16/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

Roll Call Votes

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