H.R. 6605

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6605 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6605

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on 
the use of unmanned aircraft systems and on systems developed to 
counter such unmanned aircraft systems by Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal agencies.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 10, 2025

Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to report on 
the use of unmanned aircraft systems and on systems developed to 
counter such unmanned aircraft systems by Federal, State, local, and 
Tribal agencies.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REPORT.

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a study, and 
submit to Congress a report thereon, on the use of unmanned aircraft 
systems (hereinafter in this Act referred to as ``UAS'') and on systems 
developed to counter such unmanned aircraft systems by Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal agencies. Such report shall include the following:
(1) Recommendations for the following:
(A) What, if any, legal authorities and what 
policies need to be changed to improve the ability of 
such agencies to successfully counter threats from such 
UAS.
(B) What actions need to be taken to bolster the 
capabilities of the United States and its allies to 
manufacture UAS and to simplify the procurement process 
for UAS.
(2) Information about the following:
(A) The number of UAS deployed by Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies as of the 
date of the report.
(B) For State, local, and Tribal agencies, the 
number of UAS purchased from entities operating within 
an adversarial nation (including any countries included 
on the list set forth in section 791.4 of title 15 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations).
(C) How many UAS are domestically produced.
(D) Any cost restrictions that prevent law 
enforcement agencies from expanding the use of UAS 
produced in the United States or a nation other than 
one referred to in subparagraph (B).
(E) How frequently UAS are used and for what 
purposes.
(F) Whether the operators of UAS are trained or 
certified in any way.
(G) What authorities, policies, or protocols govern 
the use of UAS.
(H) What privacy protections or expectations are 
there regarding the use of UAS.
(I) What countermeasures or strategies exist to 
counter UAS, and to what extent is there a training or 
certification in their use.
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