USCP Empowerment Act of 2025
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2026
What it does
The USCP Empowerment Act of 2025 authorizes the United States Capitol Police to detect, monitor, disrupt, seize, and, if necessary, use reasonable force to disable or destroy unmanned aircraft systems (drones) that pose a credible threat to Capitol facilities or grounds, without prior consent. The bill requires coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the FAA on actions affecting aviation safety, mandates privacy protections for intercepted communications, and requires semi-annual unclassified reports to Congress on operations, privacy impacts, and technology use. Seized drones are subject to forfeiture to the U.S. government, and the authority is limited to covered Capitol…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.