Federal senate In committee
S 2156
Civilian Drone Liability Reform Act
In Senate Commerce subcommittee; markup scheduled.
Read the official bill text ↗Summary
Establishes a federal liability framework for commercial drone operations under 55 lb, including mandatory third-party insurance, a no-fault compensation fund for ground-collision damage, and standardized incident-reporting.
Key provisions
- Minimum third-party liability insurance scaling with airframe weight
- Industry-funded no-fault compensation pool for ground-impact damage
- Federal preemption of conflicting state operator-licensing rules
- Mandatory black-box telemetry retention
- Streamlined NTSB incident reporting
Effect
Who benefits Property owners under drone routes; operators (clearer liability picture).
Who pays Drone operators and their insurers (premium increase); preempted state regulators.
Your reps on this bill
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James Lankford
U.S. Senator · R-OK
no roll call
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Alan Armstrong
U.S. Senator · R-OK
no roll call
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Josh Brecheen
U.S. Rep · OK-02 · R-OK
no roll call
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David Bullard
U.S. Senator · R-OK
no roll call
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Cody Maynard
U.S. Rep · HD-21 · R-OK
no roll call