Drone Safety Enhancement Act

Key Points

• Congress would direct NASA to keep working with the FAA, other agencies, and industry on research for drones and “air taxi” style aircraft.
• The focus is on making sure the airspace can safely handle more automated flying, including how aircraft avoid each other and follow shared traffic rules.
• The bill does not set new rules for drone pilots right away; it mainly supports research and coordination that could shape future safety standards.
• NASA would have to brief Congress within 18 months after the law takes effect on how the research is going.
• Over time, this could affect how drones, delivery flights, and future passenger air taxis are allowed to operate in and around cities.