US Congress House Bill 3644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly or recklessly operate an unmanned aircraft that interferes with or disrupts an aircraft or airborne vehicle carrying at least one occupant in U.S. airspace. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term, or both—on a violator. The prohibition includes the unauthorized operation of an unmanned aircraft within an airport's runway exclusion zone (i.e., defined area of controlled airspace around an active runway) unless the operation is the result of an unforeseeable circumstance (e.g., a malfunction).

Drone Operator Safety Act of 2017

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-08-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-08-04	House	Introduced in House

SB1755 (Same As) 2017-08-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB1405 (Related) 2018-05-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3644/BILLS-115hr3644ih.pdf