# 119-s-4633: Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Strategy Act of 2026

119-s-4633, Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Strategy Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4633
- Congress: 119
- Title: Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Strategy Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for integrating unmanned and autonomous systems across the Indo-Pacific and the Western Hemisphere.** It would set a 180-day deadline for the strategy and require annual briefings to Congress through 2030. - Military planners would get a unified assessment of capability gaps and operational needs across maritime, air, littoral, and undersea domains, including undersea surveillance, anti-submarine warfare, long-range strike, counter-unmanned operations, logistics, and communications relay. The strategy must catalog the types, numbers, and performance attributes of unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned undersea vehicles available for deployment. - Allies and defense industry would get a roadmap for co-design, co-development, co-production, and interoperability with partners such as Australia, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and with AUKUS participants. - Acquisition and supply-chain managers would receive a procurement plan identifying near-, mid-, and long-term investments, rapid acquisition pathways, and vulnerabilities consistent with the American Security Drone Act of 2023. The strategy would also cover U.S. homeland security missions to counter narcotics, trafficking, and transnational criminal organizations in the Western Hemisphere.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- DoD unmanned systems strategy plan: benefit, high. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to make a full strategy for unmanned air, surface, and undersea systems. The plan would cover the Indo-Pacific and the Western Hemisphere and include counter‑narcotics and maritime interdiction missions. It would identify numbers and types of UAS, US…
- Annual unmanned systems briefings: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to brief congressional defense committees within one year after the strategy is submitted, and then annually through 2030. Each briefing would cover implementation status, changes in adversary unmanned capabilities and behavior, allied co‑development…

## Related bills

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- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4610: Pacific POWER Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-938: Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4633 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4633)

## Related
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- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-4610: Pacific POWER Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4610)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-938: Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-938)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4633 (as of 2026-10-11).