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S. 4919: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

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S. 4919: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-22 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678. 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

Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

Plain summary

Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense to develop a strategy for a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems capabilities and protections at certain facilities at or near a U.S. international border (generally, facilities or assets considered high-risk or a potential target and that are related to certain DHS or DOJ missions).

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Official text

Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 4919, Protecting the Border From Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (2022-11-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s4919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117