3.0.0 2156 2023-01-11T13:29:32Z 2023-01-11T13:29:32Z Senate S 2015-10-07 114 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2016-03-10T15:00:00Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-10-07T21:09:30Z 2016-03-10 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-635. Committee 2015-10-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-03T18:02:13Z Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly launch a drone for recreational purposes that recklessly interferes with disaster response or firefighting efforts.

The legislation does not affect the use of drones launched for agricultural purposes.

Violators are subject to a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

]]> Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for launching drones that interfere with fighting fires affecting Federal property or responding to disasters affecting interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wildfire and Emergency Airspace Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2156is/xml/BILLS-114s2156is.xml 2016-03-10 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-635. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.