3.0.0 129 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z 2023-01-11T13:34:39Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BURGESS:H.R. 129.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The attached language falls within Congress' delegatedauthority to legislate interstate commerce, found in ArticleI, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Further,Congress' authority to authorize the FAA to regulate airspacewithin the U.S. has been found to be within its authorityunder the General Welfare clause of the U.S. Constitution,Article I, Section 8, clause 1.[Page H50]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-04T21:49:34Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:13:15Z 2017-01-04 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 N Transportation and Public Works Arms control and nonproliferation Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Hunting and fishing Military operations and strategy Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-13T19:10:31Z No Armed Drones Act of 2017 or the NADA Act of 2017

This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property.

The bill permits DOT to establish exceptions to the prohibition for:

  • private drones for recreational hunting and animal control; and
  • public drones for operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Defense, and certain governmental entities for national defense or in response to terrorism.
]]> NADA Act of 2017 Display Title NADA Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to establish a prohibition to prevent the use of an unmanned aircraft system as a weapon while operating in the national airspace system, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced NADA Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced No Armed Drones Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr129ih/xml/BILLS-115hr129ih.xml 2017-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. 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.