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New Drone Regulations: Enhancing Safety and Penalties for Misuse

This act introduces new rules for drone usage to enhance public and national security. It defines illegal drone activities, such as arming them, using them for crimes, or violating restricted areas. The goal is to protect citizens from dangerous and criminal drone misuse by imposing stricter penalties for violations.
Key points
Arming drones with weapons, explosives, or other dangerous items becomes illegal and subject to severe penalties.
Using drones to commit crimes, such as smuggling, delivering contraband to prisons, or interfering with emergency services, is prohibited.
Penalties include imprisonment and fines, with potential life imprisonment or the death penalty if death results from a violation.
Tampering with drone identification numbers, disabling identification signals, or anti-collision lights is forbidden.
Violating airspace or landing drones in prohibited areas, as well as crossing borders without authorization, is illegal.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_7965
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Process start date: 2022-06-07