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H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015

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H.R. 3025: Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-10 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015

Plain summary

Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly launching a drone near a wildfire threatening U.S. property that recklessly interferes with fighting the fire. Makes it a defense to a prosecution for such offense that the drone was launched by a firefighter or other public safety officer acting in the course of official duty.

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Official text

Wildfire Airspace Protection Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3025 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114