S4264-119

In Committee

NASA UAS Detection Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 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

This bill, NASA UAS Detection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Science & Space.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NASA UAS Detection Act.
  • Section H793FC5AC4D2C4F449E800DAC051E7C53: 2. Authority with respect to unmanned aircraft system identification and detection Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by...
  • Section HF9AF6AF0C1C849638B460B300DF9B115: 20150. Detecting, identifying, monitoring, and tracking unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft that threaten certain facilities and assets In this...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, NASA UAS Detection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Science & Space

Primary Purpose

This bill, NASA UAS Detection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Science & Space

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following …

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
Government Operations Transportation Science & Space
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered facility or asset" §H793FC5AC4D2C4F449E800DAC051E7C53

a facility or asset of the Administration that— is a NASA center

"covered facility or asset" §HF9AF6AF0C1C849638B460B300DF9B115

a facility or asset of the Administration that— is a NASA center

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