Skip to main content
GWGovwatch
CongressBillsCommitteesPresidentMoneyPulseMisconductElectionsMap
Donate

Weekly accountability digest

One email a week with new votes, moving bills, and misconduct updates. No spam.

GW

Govwatch. Public data about Congress, in one place, in plain English.

Built with public data. Not affiliated with the U.S. government.

Explore

  • Officials
  • Legislation
  • Committees
  • Congress Pulse
  • Trending Topics
  • Bipartisan Leaderboard
  • Weekly Digest
  • Misconduct
  • Predictions

Learn

  • How Congress Works
  • How a Bill Becomes Law
  • Campaign Finance 101
  • Glossary

Tools

  • My Representatives
  • Compare Members
  • Bill Watchlist
  • Search
  • District Map
  • Follow the Money
  • Watch Live

Site

  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Data Sources

Congress.gov API v3
Bills, members, votesGovInfo API
Floor speeches, reports, bill textFederal Election Commission (FEC)
Campaign financeVoteView (UCLA)
Ideology scores (DW-NOMINATE)GovTrack.us
Misconduct data (CC0)U.S. Census Bureau
District demographics
Support This Project

This site is free. Donations help cover hosting, API fees, and keeping the data fresh.

All data is sourced from official government APIs and public records. This site is for informational purposes only.

© 2026 Govwatch

S4633Referred to Committee

A bill to require a strategy for the deployment, employment, integration, exportability, and scaling of unmanned and autonomous systems in the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Hemisphere, to strengthen homeland defense, to support counter-narcotics and counter-trafficking operations, and to increase ally and partner burden sharing, and for other purposes.

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-21
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

David McCormick
David McCormick
Republican · PA · Senator
Votes with party: 35.2% (315 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001243

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • John Fetterman (D-PA)Original· 2026-05-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-05-21

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-05-21

Plain-English Summary

The federal government would be required to develop a comprehensive plan for using unmanned and autonomous systems (like drones and robots) across the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Hemisphere to strengthen military defense, combat drug trafficking, and encourage allied nations to contribute more to regional security efforts. This strategy would outline how to deploy, operate, and expand these technologies while making them compatible with partner countries' military systems. The plan aims to modernize U.S. military capabilities while distributing security responsibilities more evenly among American allies.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • S4630A bill to prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-21
  • S4606Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-20
  • S4527Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-14
  • S4469Prediction Market Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-30