US Congress House Bill 4911 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - 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 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to operate an unmanned aircraft (i.e., drone) that knowingly or recklessly interferes with or disrupts the operation of an aircraft carrying one or more occupants in U.S. airspace. The prohibition includes the operation of an unmanned aircraft within the runway exclusion zone (i.e., defined area of controlled airspace around an active runway) of an airport without approval. A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term, or both.

Drone Operator Safety Act

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-04-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2016-04-12	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2016-04-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2016-04-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2016-04-12	House	Introduced in House

SB2249 (Related) 2015-11-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB636 (Related) 2016-07-15 - Became Public Law No: 114-190. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4911/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4911/BILLS-114hr4911ih.pdf