Search Results: keywords:"drones"

  • H. R. 8382 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain combat zone compensation of certain servicemembers relating to remotely piloted aircraft from gross income.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:282

    H.R. 8382 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain military servicemembers who operate remotely piloted aircraft, like drones, in combat zones to exclude their earnings from taxable income. This means that qualified compensation for these servicemembers would not...

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    H.R. 8382 is a new rule that would let some military people who control drones and work in dangerous areas keep all the money they earn without having to pay taxes on it. This means they can keep more of what they make because it won't count as income that gets taxed.

  • H. R. 7362 — To establish cooperative agreements for wildland fire research, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:889

    H.R. 7362, known as the “Satellites Preventing Agricultural Crises and Emergencies Act of 2024” or the “SPACE Act of 2024,” proposes a plan for the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to create partnerships with universities for research on wildland fires. The goal is to use satellite data to...

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    The bill is about helping people understand and control wildfires better by using information from satellites in space, and it wants the Secretary of Agriculture to work together with schools to make this happen. It's like asking big brains from different places to team up and use technology to keep forests safe from fires.

  • H. R. 8610 — To reauthorize and reform counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities, to improve transparency, security, safety, and accountability related to such authorities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:13,026

    The Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act aims to reauthorize and reform the way the U.S. manages systems countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), such as drones, to enhance transparency, security, safety, and accountability. It outlines measures...

    Simple Explanation

    The Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act is a plan to make sure that drones flying near important places like airports are safe and follow the rules, while also making sure people's privacy and fairness are protected.

  • S. 5639 — An Act To extend the authority for the protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:174

    S. 5639 is a bill that proposes to extend the authority of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft, like drones. The legislation amends a section of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to...

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    S. 5639 is a law that lets the government keep using special rules to stop drones from going near important places for a bit longer, until the end of September 2025.