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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-06 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed DRONE Act of 2025 would allow recipients of Byrne and COPS grants to use grant funds to buy and operate drones for public safety.
This Act may be cited as the Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies Act of 2025 or the DRONE Act of 2025.
(a) Byrne grants
(J) Programs to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit public safety.
(b) COPS grants
(23) to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit public safety;
For Byrne grants, the bill would add programs to purchase and operate drones for public safety to the statutory list of grant purposes. It would use the existing federal definition of “unmanned aircraft systems.”
(a) Byrne grants Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Programs to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit public safety.
For COPS grants, the bill would add purchasing and operating drones for public safety as an authorized purpose, using the same federal definition.
(b) COPS grants Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended—
(2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following: (23) to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit public safety;
The bill would renumber two existing COPS provisions and update a cross-reference from paragraph (22) to paragraph (23). The supplied text does not reproduce the provisions whose numbering and reference would change.
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs (24) and (25), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated, by striking (22) and inserting (23).
The supplied September 2, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 6, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-02T04:26:25Z. 2025-02-06: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-06: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-06. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No earmark was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; member requests, disclosures, and committee or conference materials were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version, not other versions or accompanying materials.
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