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Version 53 · Passed House · Jul 27, 2023
Unmanned Aerial Security Act or the UAS Act
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.
Applicable foreign countries include those identified as foreign adversaries in the intelligence community's latest annual threat assessment and other countries designated by DHS.
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.
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.
People & committees
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] · R–MS
Legislative record
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3936-3937)
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)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)
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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1501.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3936-3938)
Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-151.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-151.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Discharged.
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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