LANDED Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6042 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6042 To create mechanisms by which State law enforcement can coordinate with the Federal Government to detect and stop drones involved in unlawful activities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2025 Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To create mechanisms by which State law enforcement can coordinate with the Federal Government to detect and stop drones involved in unlawful activities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Law Against Nefarious Drones, Enforcement, Deconfliction Act'' or the ``LANDED Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Counter-UAS mitigation law enforcement cooperation. Sec. 4 Mandatory drone deconfliction reporting. Sec. 5 Counter-UAS security grant program. Sec. 6. Review and report on UAS activity. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (a) Application of Terms.--The terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to this Act. (b) In General.--In this Act: (1) Approved counter-uas detection system.--The term ``approved counter-UAS detection system'' means a system