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Drone Espionage Act (S-1809) · Congress.wiki

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February 9, 2026

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May 20, 2025

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Sponsors (14)

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Committee Meetings (2)

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, S.1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, H.R.6719, to prohibit threats to a minor, S.3398, to amend title 18, United States Code, to criminalize intentional threats to distribute child sexual abuse material, and to provide appropriate penalties for the use of child sexual abuse material to extort or coerce victims, S.3397, to make coercion of children to commit harm a criminal offense, S.3394, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the sentencing guideline relating to child sexual abuse material, and the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Feb 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Business meeting to consider S.2544, to permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and grantees that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related technology, S.1809, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information, S.3023, to limit liability for certain entities storing child sexual abuse material for law enforcement agencies, and the nominations of Thomas Govan, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Zachary Keller, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, and Ryan Raybould, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Committee on the JudiciaryHart Senate Office Building, 216Jan 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM

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AI Summary

Amends the federal espionage statute (18 U.S.C. §793) to add language addressing the taking or transmitting of video of defense information. The change appears intended to make recording or sending video of information related to national defense explicitly covered by that criminal provision, though the amendment text and penalties are not included in the provided material.

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Senate Votes

Pending Committee

May 20, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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United StatesSenate Bill 1809S 1809

Drone Espionage Act

Crime and Law Enforcement

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Introduced May 20, 2025 by Ashley Brooke Moody · Last progress May 20, 2025

Virginiarepresentative·Jennifer Kiggans

Crime and Law Enforcement

Drone Espionage Act

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13 cosponsors·Updated 3/8/2026·Last progress April 17, 2025