HR8458-119

In Committee

STAR Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 22, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 20118, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 50925. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, liability protections, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Defense and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2.
  • Requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 20118.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 50925.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 20118, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 50925.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, requires loosens a reporting req, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 20118, and adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 50925.

Policy Domains

Defense Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 22, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 22, 2026

Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Dunn of Florida) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"local law enforcement agency" §HE00D2360F2B44FABB0AD88EBEC8781DE

the law enforcement agency of a county or county-equivalent entity. (4) Unmanned aircraft

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

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