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Ashley Moody (R-FL)

Drone Espionage Act

S. 1809 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 13 cosponsors

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Drone Espionage Act," seeks to amend title 18 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to prohibit the taking or transmitting of video of defense information. It accomplishes this by inserting the term "video" after "photographic negative" in Section 793. The legislation was introduced in the Senate and reported without amendment.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal criminal statutes regarding defense information.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this protect the individual right to speak freely?

    The bill adds restrictions on the transmission of video which may impact certain forms of expression.