3.0.0 2157 2023-01-11T13:29:32Z 2023-01-11T13:29:32Z Senate S 2015-10-07 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-10-07T21:11:45Z SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 114 3669 HR 2015-11-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Identical bill CRS 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 B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Crime and Law Enforcement Aviation and airports Fires Transportation safety and security Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-20T14:39:35Z Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 or the SAFE DRONE Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly operate a drone in a restricted area. A "restricted area" is an area that is:

  • within a two-mile radius of a hub airport or an ongoing firefighting operation, or
  • subject to a temporary flight restriction issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The prohibition does not apply to government operations in response to a fire or emergency.

Violators are subject to fines, up to one year in prison, or both.

]]> SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 Display Title SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for operating drones in certain locations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SAFE DRONE Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Safety for Airports and Firefighters by Ensuring Drones Refrain from Obstructing Necessary Equipment Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2157is/xml/BILLS-114s2157is.xml 2015-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.