H.R. 6620: Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-26 · 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 2018-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · 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

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

Plain summary

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to: request additional information from other agencies of the federal government, state and local government agencies, and the private sector relating to threats of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and other emerging threats associated with such new technologies; develop and disseminate a security threat assessment regarding drones and other emerging threats associated with such new technologies; and establish and utilize a secure communications and information technology infrastructure, including data-mining and other advanced analytical tools.

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Official text

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6620, Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act (2018-09-28)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6620.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6620 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115