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HB 3948 — Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility.

Congress · introduced 2025-03-19

Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to fly a drone over a correctional facility. The Act says that the court can take away the drone upon conviction. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.7). Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility. Makes the crime punishable by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that, upon conviction, the court shall order that the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Latest action: — In House Committee

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Sponsors

• Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — sponsor
• Broadman, Anthony (D, OR-27) — sponsor
• Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — sponsor
• Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
• Boshart Davis, Shelly (R, OR-15) — cosponsor
• Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, OR-59) — cosponsor
• Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — cosponsor
• Drazan, Christine (R, OR-51) — cosponsor
• Edwards, Darcey (R, OR-31) — cosponsor
• Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
• Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
• Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
• Owens, Mark (R, OR-60) — cosponsor
• Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
• Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
• Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — cosponsor
• Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
• Yunker, Dwayne (R, OR-3) — cosponsor
• Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — cosponsor

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