House Bill 129
115th Congress(2017-2018)
NADA Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
129
Congress
115
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
No Armed Drones Act of 2017 or the NADA Act of 2017
This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property.
The bill permits DOT to establish exceptions to the prohibition for:
- private drones for recreational hunting and animal control; and
- public drones for operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Defense, and certain governmental entities for national defense or in response to terrorism.
January 3, 2017
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01/04/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
01/03/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
01/03/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:34:39 PM