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H.R. 6089: Stop Iranian Drones Act

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H.R. 6089: Stop Iranian Drones Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-30 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 136 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR6089 (2022-04-27), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400. 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

Stop Iranian Drones Act

Plain summary

Stop Iranian Drones Act This bill expands existing provisions requiring sanctions against individuals or entities that provide certain types of weapons to Iran. Specifically, the bill modifies the provisions by adding unmanned combat aerial vehicles to the list of weapons covered by the sanctions. The bill also requires the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on the identities of any Iranian entity that has attacked a U.S. citizen using an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The President must designate any such entity as a foreign terrorist organization.

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Official text

Stop Iranian Drones Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 77 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6089, Stop Iranian Drones Act (2022-01-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6089, Stop Iranian Drones Act (2022-06-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC), August Pfluger (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Brian Babin (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Young Kim (R-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Andy Barr (R-KY), Pat Fallon (R-TX), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), James R. Baird (R-IN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK) and 17 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (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-hr6089 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117