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HR 10304 Cleared committee

Requires drone manufacturers to give each buyer a federal safety statement on laws, airspace limits, and safe flying when the drone is first turned on, and to get the buyer's electronic confirmation that they read it.

Official title: Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
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House
Introduced 08-SEP-2026
Referred 08-SEP-2026
Approved by committee 15-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Requires manufacturers to make the safety statement available to the first operator when the small drone is first activated, and to require that operator to electronically acknowledge reading and understanding each part of it.
  • Directs the FAA Administrator to set the statement's required contents, including applicable laws and certification rules, temporary flight restrictions and other airspace limits, methods for determining whether a flight is lawful, safety recommendations, and consequences of unsafe or unlawful operation.
  • Requires the FAA to issue an example statement within 120 days of enactment, which manufacturers may not be required to use.
  • Requires the FAA to review and revise the statement requirements within 18 months and annually after that, and repeals an earlier 2016 FAA provision on the same subject.
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Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Transportation and Public Works

Sponsor James Gallagher (R-CA) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 D
1 Democrat