119-hr1907

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1907 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1907

 To allow an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft flying over 
 property owned by the individual under certain circumstances, and for 
 other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 6, 2025

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To allow an individual to shoot an unmanned aircraft flying over 
 property owned by the individual under certain circumstances, and for 
 other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Against Drones Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 44815. Protection of private property from unmanned aircraft
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    (a) In General.--Subject to applicable State law relating to the 
discharge of a firearm, an individual may shoot an unmanned aircraft 
using a legally obtained shotgun if the individual reasonably believes 
that such aircraft is flying not more than 200 feet above property 
owned by the individual.
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    (b) Return of Aircraft.--An individual may, but shall not be 
required to, return an unmanned aircraft shot down under subsection

    (a) to the owner of such aircraft upon request by such owner.
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            (c) Reporting.--Not later than 60 days after an event in which an 
individual shoots an unmanned aircraft under subsection

    (a) and is able 
to identify the registration number of such aircraft, the individual 
shall report to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration--
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    (1) the address at which such event occurred; and
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    (2) such registration number.
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            (d) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this section.
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    (e) Definition of Shotgun.--In this section, the term `shotgun' 
has the meaning given such term in 

section 921 of title 18, United 
States Code.
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    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preempt or otherwise have any effect on any State law 
relating to tort liability or criminal liability for an action taken 
under subsection

    (a) .''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 448 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``44815. Protection of private property from unmanned aircraft.''.
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