H.R. 4333 · 118th Congress

Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 23, 2023 by Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6). 35 cosponsors, 18 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 29, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 23, 2023
Cosponsors
35
18 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

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

Official title

To enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aviation and airports
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Chrissy HoulahanD-PA-6Sponsor

Democrats · 17

Republicans · 18

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 23, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  8. Jun 23, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
  9. Jun 26, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  10. Jun 29, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AXON ENTERPRISE INC6 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.$127M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES5 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES INC$12.3K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  4. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. National Football League5 reports
  6. Dedrone Holdings Inc.4 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  7. University of Michigan4 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  8. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA3 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  9. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE3 reports
  10. GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE2 reports
    $10.7K reported (all issues)
  11. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  12. Major Cities Chiefs Association1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION1 report
    $130K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.