S4380-119

In Committee

Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense 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 compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Drone countermeasures for critical infrastructure owners and operators Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended—, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, grants, liability protections, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Defense.

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 compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Drone countermeasures for critical infrastructure owners and operators Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended—...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4.
  • Creates loosens a grant, compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 5.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 6. Rulemaking and implementation.

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 compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Drone countermeasures for critical infrastructure owners and operators Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended—, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill requires loosens a compliance mandate, liability shield provision: 2, expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 3. Drone countermeasures for critical infrastructure owners and operators Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended—, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 22, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 22, 2026

Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"personnel" §idf396b470bff24451b4adec7bf6a96d3e

officers, employees, or contractors of the owner or operator of a covered critical infrastructure facility who are assigned duties that include the security or protection of the facility

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