Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1058

DRONE Act of 2025

Police Drone Funding: DOJ Grant Expansion

Feb 6, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committeeNo action in 18 months

The House Committee on the Judiciary is the next group that needs to review this bill. It has not moved since February 6, 2025. Because no action has occurred for over a year, the bill is considered stalled.

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The bill has bipartisan support and targets popular law enforcement programs, but many bills fail to move past the committee stage during a busy session.

Key Points

This bill allows local police departments to use federal grant money to buy and fly drones. These grants come from the Department of Justice and are usually used for hiring officers or buying equipment like body cameras.
The goal is to help law enforcement use technology to keep the public safe. Drones can be used for things like finding missing people, monitoring large crowds, or checking dangerous areas before officers enter.
Two major grant programs, the Byrne Grants and COPS Grants, would be updated to include drone technology. This means cities and towns would not have to find extra money in their local budgets for these tools.
The bill was introduced by a Democrat and a Republican, showing it has support from both sides of the aisle. It has been sent to the House Judiciary Committee for review.

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Milestones

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Feb 6, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

DRONE Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 1058

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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D: 1R: 7

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