Congress Would Require Homeland Security to Publish Annual Drone Terror Threat Assessments, With Public Annex
The bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Homeland Security where it has been since December 2025. No action has taken place on this proposal for about six months. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but it is not showing any signs of progress.
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
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Announcement of the DEFEND Act describing DHS recurring UAS-specific terrorism threat assessments, foreign adversary exploitation, and preparedness coordination.
Primary introduction announcement for the DEFEND Act: annual DHS terrorism threat assessments on malicious UAS use, with classified reporting and an unclassified annex.
Repost of Rep. Crane’s DEFEND Act press release detailing annual DHS assessments, classified report plus unclassified annex, and briefings to Congress.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
DEFEND Act
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