Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2026
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-20 — DEFENSE Act: cross-connection with defense-act-counter-uas-deputization: Both expand state/local drone-related law enforcement authorities, one on the counter-UAS mitigation side and the other on affirmative police UAS use. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-05-24 — Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2025: 2025 — HR3598 (Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2025), the House companion, was introduced and referred to the House Subcommittee on Aviation, mirroring the Senate proposal to establish a federal pilot program for deescalation drones. (novelty: 3)
- 2026-04-15 — Deescalation Drone Pilot Program Act of 2026: S4309 (119th Congress) introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; would establish a pilot program on de-escalation drones (no trial data or operational mechanism disclosed at introduction). (novelty: 2)