CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Gary Peters (D-MI)

Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act

S. 3032 · Senate bill Transportation and Public Works

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 206.

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 is called the Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act. It was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Peters and Ms. Ernst. The purpose of the bill is to extend the existing authority used to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. Specifically, it changes the expiration date for these powers. The text amends Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It pushes the expiration date from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2028.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?

    Extends counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities for DHS and DOJ to protect critical facilities and assets.

  • Scored +3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Extends federal counter-UAS authorities for the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.