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H.R. 5315: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

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H.R. 5315: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-21 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 422 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5315 (2022-09-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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.

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Official title

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

Plain summary

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of drones and other small, unmanned aircraft systems when inspecting, repairing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure. Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, reduce carbon emissions, or meet other priorities related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are made by companies not subject to influence or control from certain foreign entities, including China and Russia. DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies.

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Official text

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] · 12 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Julia Brownley (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Dina Titus (D-NV), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5315 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117