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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced May 15, 2025 by August Pfluger · Last progress May 15, 2025
Expands Department of Defense authority to detect, track, interdict, and mitigate threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and clarifies which criminal and other laws apply to certain overseas DoD and Coast Guard counter‑UAS activities. The amendment adds delegation rules, gives DoD explicit examples and authorities for protected activities, creates a limited disclosure exemption for specified information, and updates several statutory deadlines.
The changes increase operational flexibility for DoD and the Coast Guard and reduce some legal uncertainty for personnel and contractors carrying out counter‑UAS actions overseas. They may also raise transparency and civil‑liberties concerns because of the disclosure exemption and narrowed applicability of certain laws in overseas contexts.
COUNTER Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House