SENATEHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESTransportation, Dept of (DOT)Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Specific issues
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) package delivery; UAS provisions in annual appropriations legislation; FAA aircraft approvals; Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations rulemaking.
Transportation · 2026 Q2
Support the use of small unmanned aircraft systems for infrastructure inspections; implementation of the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant (DIIG) program provision in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law No: 118-63); FAA rulemaking on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation of drones; drones as first responders; drone provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill; drone provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations bill; drone provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill; implementation of drone funding provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law No: 119-21); surface transportation reauthorization; FCC Covered List for foreign-made drones and drone critical components.
Aerospace · 2026 Q2
Use of small unmanned aircraft systems for homeland security and national security applications; use of drones for border protection; implementation of drone funding provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law No: 119-21); drones as first responders; drone provisions in the Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations bill.
Homeland Security · 2026 Q2
Air delivery of goods by unmanned aircraft systems; drone remote identification; drone navigation and deconfliction using unmanned traffic management (UTM); drone provisions in the FY 2027 appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration; FAA aircraft certification and Section 44807 waivers; implementation of the drone provisions in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law No: 118-63); FAA notice of proposed rulemaking on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operation of drones; FAA environmental assessments for drone delivery operations; carriage of small hazardous material (HAZMAT) items by drones; air traffic control (ATC) modernization; aircraft equipage and electronic conspicuity; implementation of the drone industrial base funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Public Law No: 119-21); federal counter drone authorities; FCC Covered List for foreign-made drones and drone critical components; aviation operations near FIFA World Cup events.
Transportation · 2026 Q1
Issues related to rotor aircraft operations; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aircraft certification of advanced air mobility (AAM); electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure; eVTOL integration pilot program (eIPP); enforcement of U.S. cabotage laws regarding foreign carriers operating between two U.S. points; implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63); ROTOR Act (S. 2503); ALERT Act (H.R. 7613).