HR6618Passed House
Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-12-11
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Janelle S. Bynum
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (648 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Progressive Groups$309k
- Climate & Environment$13k
Full profile: /officials/B001326
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-03-25
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationReferred To · 2026-03-25
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReported By · 2026-03-16
Previously
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-25
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReported By · 2026-03-16
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-01-21
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMarkup By · 2026-01-21
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-12-11
Plain-English Summary
Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the effects of unmanned aircraft system (i.e., drone) incursions on wildfire suppression on public lands. Specifically, the FAA must study drone operations in any airspace for which the FAA issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire on land managed by the Departments of Agriculture or the Interior. Among other things, the study must determine the number of occurrences over the last five years in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and estimate the effects of each occurrence. The study must also evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of (1) deploying counter-drone systems to detect, mitigate, and prevent drone incursions during wildfire suppression operations; and (2) disseminating educational materials related to the effects of the incursions on wildfire suppression operations. The FAA must submit a report to Congress on the study's findings and any related recommendations.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Transportation and Public Works
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