Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6618 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6618 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study on drone incursions on wildfire suppression, 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. This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act''. SEC. 2. STUDY ON DRONE INCURSIONS ON WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Counter-UASsystem; unmanned aircraft system.--The terms ``counter-UAS system'' and ``unmanned aircraft system'' have the meanings given such terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Unmanned aircraft system incursion.--The term ``unmanned aircraft system incursion'' means the operation of an unmanned aircraft system within any airspace for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction because of a wildfire. (b) Study Required.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall conduct a study on the effects of unmanned aircraft system incursions on wildfire suppression with respect to land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (c) Study Contents.--In conducting the study required under subsection (b), the Administrator shall-- (1) determine, for each of the 5 most recent calendar years-- (A) the number of occur