S 663 · 119th Congress

DEFENSE Act

This bill allows the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to give special authority to state and local police officers to help protect major public events from drone threats. Specifically, it lets these federal officials deputize local law enforcement to use drone detection and tracking equipment a…

Sponsor

Cotton, Tom (R-Arkansas)

Introduced

2025-02-20

Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.