SAFER SKIES Act

Sponsor: Gary C. Peters (Democratic-MI)December 15, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Local police and prisons would get new power to stop dangerous drones.

This bill would let state, local, Tribal, and prison police stop dangerous drones. It would also make penalties tougher for using drones to commit crimes or fly where they shouldn't. This changes current law by letting more agencies use these tools after special training.

What Would Change

Today, only federal agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice generally have the power to stop dangerous drones. Penalties for drone misuse exist but are less severe in some cases. After this bill, state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies would also be able to stop dangerous drones after training and using approved equipment. Penalties for drone-related crimes would be significantly increased.

Key Provisions

Lets state, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies use technology to stop dangerous drones.
Requires these agencies to complete federal training and certification before using counter-drone technology.
Limits these agencies to using only counter-drone technologies from a federally approved list.
Increases the maximum prison sentence to 5 years for repeat offenses of flying drones in national defense airspace.
Doubles or adds up to 5 years to prison sentences for people who use drones to help commit other felony crimes.
Adds 5 years to prison sentences for people who use drones to smuggle illegal items into prisons.

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Lobbying Activity

4 filings mentioned this bill

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4 filings mentioned this bill

Top Lobbying Clients

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION

2 filings

U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

2 filings

Top Lobbying Firms

1.AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION2 filings

2.U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION2 filings

Amounts reflect total quarterly lobbying spend reported to the Senate, not bill-specific spending. Source: Senate LDA filings.