Drone Espionage Act
U.S. Congress · HR2939 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-04-17. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary (plain-language)
Drone Espionage Act This bill makes it a federal crime under the Espionage Act to engage in certain activities related to obtaining, receiving, or transmitting video of national defense information. The term national defense information means information or other material that is related to national defense. The Espionage Act prohibits certain activities related to obtaining, receiving, or transmitting national defense information that could harm the United States or aid a foreign nation. Under current law, the prohibitions only apply if national defense information is obtained, received, or transmitted by certain means, such as a sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blueprint, plan, map, model, instrument, appliance, document, writing, or note. Under current law, a violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. This bill makes the criminal prohibitions under the Espionage Act applicable if national defense information is obtained, received, or transmitted by means of video. Under this bill, a violator is subject to the same penalties as under existing law—a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
Sponsors
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (primary)
- Don Bacon
- Wesley Bell
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Donald G. Davis
- Abraham J. Hamadeh
- Laurel M. Lee
- Nick LaLota
- Richard McCormick
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Dave Min
- Michael R. Turner
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Robert J. Wittman
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-04-17 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-04-17 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |