H.R. 1646: Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-26 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act

Plain summary

Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) research how commercially available small and medium sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 pounds, could be used to perpetuate an attack; and (2) develop policies, guidance, and protocols for DHS to prevent, or mitigate the risks of, such an attack. Authorizes DHS to provide the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission information regarding how to best prevent and mitigate the risk of such an attack. Requires DHS to: (1) disseminate to state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials and to state and major urban area fusion centers information regarding how such officials may bolster preparedness for, and responses to, attacks by such aircraft; and (2) submit an assessment of the security risk associated with such aircraft.

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Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1646, Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act (2015-06-18)

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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1646.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1646 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114