S. 1631 · 118th Congress

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

Introduced on May 16, 2023 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). 30 cosponsors, 12 of them from another party. Latest action (May 16, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 16, 2023
Cosponsors
30
12 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

A bill 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.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Gary C. PetersD-MISponsor

Democrats · 15

Independents · 3

Republicans · 12

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

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  1. May 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 16, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE12 reports
    $16.7M reported (all issues)
  2. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION10 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  3. National Football League10 reports
  4. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow9 reports
    $12M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%
  5. AXON ENTERPRISE INC6 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.$127M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.6 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL-NORTH AMERICA5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  8. 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%
  9. Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (d/b/a Airlines for America)5 reports
    $7M reported (all issues)
  10. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  11. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  13. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  14. Dedrone Holdings Inc.4 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  15. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION4 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  16. University of Michigan4 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANAI match · 100%
  17. CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.3 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.$13M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $15.8M reported (all issues)
  19. EPIRUS, INC.3 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EPIRUS, INC$500 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  20. FIRSTENERGY CORP.3 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  21. Fortem Technologies, Inc.3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FORTEM TECHNOLOGIES INC$3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  22. NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  23. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE3 reports
  24. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER2 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  25. GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE2 reports
    $10.7K reported (all issues)
  26. NATIONAL GRID USA2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  27. UNION PACIFIC CORP.2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  28. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE1 report
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  29. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)
  30. ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS1 report
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  31. Entergy Services, LLC1 report
    $540K reported (all issues)
  32. Hanesbrands Inc.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HANESBRANDS INC.AI match · 100%
  33. Major Cities Chiefs Association1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  34. PPL Corporation1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.