H.R. 5315 · 117th Congress

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

Introduced on Sep 21, 2021 by Greg Stanton (D-AZ-9). 12 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 14, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Sep 21, 2021
Cosponsors
12
5 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education and training grant program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • Congressional oversight
  • Employment and training programs
  • Higher education
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Infrastructure development

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 13, 2022). Public domain.

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of drones and other small, unmanned aircraft systems when inspecting, repairing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.

Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, reduce carbon emissions, or meet other priorities related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are made by companies not subject to influence or control from certain foreign entities, including China and Russia.

DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Greg StantonD-AZ-9Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 13, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 308–110

History

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  1. Sep 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Sep 21, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Sep 21, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Sep 22, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  5. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
  6. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Apr 28, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 4.
  8. Sep 13, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-460.
  9. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-460.
  10. Sep 13, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
  11. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMs. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7750-7752)
  13. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5315.
  14. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7778-7779)
  16. Sep 13, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 308 - 110 (Roll no. 422).House · Roll call 422
  17. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 308 - 110 (Roll no. 422). (text: CR H7750)House · Roll call 422
  18. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Sep 14, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.