{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-1501","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":1501,"title":"UAS Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-03-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000591","fullName":"Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]","party":"R","state":"MS","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":10,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2023-09-05","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Aviation and airports","Buy American requirements","Congressional oversight","Department of Homeland Security","Government studies and investigations","Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information","Public contracts and procurement","Research and development","Terrorism"],"actions":[{"date":"2023-09-05","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3936-3937)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3936-3937)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-27","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-25","text":"At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guest objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-25","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1501.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-25","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-25","text":"Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-19","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-19","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-151.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-19","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-151.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-05-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-05-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-05-17","text":"Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-05-17","text":"Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-10","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-10","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-03-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><strong>Unmanned Aerial Security Act or the</strong> <strong>UAS Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from operating, financing, or procuring unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or UAS operating, detection, or identification systems that are manufactured in certain foreign countries or by business entities domiciled in such foreign countries.</p> <p>Applicable foreign countries include those identified as foreign adversaries in the intelligence community's latest annual threat assessment and other countries designated by DHS.</p> <p>DHS may waive the prohibition for (1) the national interest of the United States; (2) counter-UAS surrogate research, testing, development, evaluation, or training; or (3) intelligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training.</p> <p>An office or component of DHS may continue to operate a UAS or system in its inventory that would otherwise be prohibited until DHS grants or denies a waiver or until one year after this bill is enacted, whichever is later.</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-27T14:15:38Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":611,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:25:28.007Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=UAS%20Act"}]}}