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I’m going to break the Drone Legislation Directory up into two sections: passed drone legislation and proposed drone legislation. I’m using the term very loosely to apply to laws that affect hobby/civilian drones in some way. For example, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 is primarily military focused but made it legal for the Secretary of Defense to shoot down civilian drones over certain locations.

This page applies ONLY to federal drone legislation, not state. Interested in passed state drone laws? I have a whole page on drone laws (state and international).

I’m presently working on this article so there are gaps and missing proposed acts.

Passed Drone Legislation

FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254)
FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (FESSA)
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA)

Proposed Drone Legislation

Most of these bills were proposed but died very shortly after being introduced.

2018

2017

2016

2015

Senator Feinstein’s proposed Consumer Drone Safety Act from 2015
Congressman Garamendi’s Safe Drone Act of 2015.

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