H.R. 4432 — Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act | PoliFocus

H.R. 4432116th Congress

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a terrorism threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Emergency Management

Summary

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address issues related to threats of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and other emerging threats.

Specifically, DHS must

request additional information from other federal, state, local, and private sector agencies relating to such threats associated with new technologies;
develop and disseminate a security threat assessment regarding drones and other emerging threats associated with such new technologies; and
establish and utilize a secure communications and information technology infrastructure, including data-mining and other advanced analytical tools.

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Legislative Actions

2019-09-20
Introduced in House
2019-09-20
Introduced in House
2019-09-20
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2019-09-25
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-09-25
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-11-22
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-309.
2019-11-22
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-309.
2019-11-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
2020-02-10
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-02-10
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H993-994)
2020-02-10
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4432.
2020-02-10
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
2020-02-10
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H993)
2020-02-10
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-11
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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