{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2505","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2505,"title":"Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-31","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"K000375","fullName":"Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]","party":"D","state":"MA","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":7,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0."},"policyArea":"International Affairs","subjects":["Aviation and airports","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad","Iran","Manufacturing","Middle East","Research and development","Retail and wholesale trades","Sanctions","Trade restrictions"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-22","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-22","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-31","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-31","text":"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-31","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Departments of Commerce, State, and Defense to develop plans to prevent Iran from acquiring certain technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones.</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires Commerce to develop a strategy to prevent the illegal export to Iran of certain technologies (including microcontrollers, voltage regulators, and microprocessors) that can be used in the development and operation of UAS.</p><p>The State Department must develop a strategy to prevent the export of these technologies to Iran from the United States and allied and partner countries.</p><p>Finally, the Department of Defense must develop a range of options that may be employed by the U.S. Armed Forces to counter or deny the ability of Iran to acquire these technologies and other technologies useful for UAS, such as computer-aided design (CAD) software and computer numerical control (CNC) machines.</p>","updateDate":"2025-09-16T08:05:41Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":537,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:47:58.247Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Block%20the%20Use%20of%20Transatlantic%20Technology%20in%20Iranian%20Made%20Dr"}]}}