Give critical infrastructure sites legal authority to take down unauthorized drones and establish a grant program to help them buy, install, and operate approved counter-drone technology.

The Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act would: Give critical infrastructure sites the legal authority to take down unauthorized drones. Establish a grant program for critical infrastructure sites to purchase, install, and operate approved technology.

Cotton introduced legislation to let protected infrastructure sites neutralize unauthorized drones and receive grants for counter-drone technology.

Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones
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To grant authority to use counter-unmanned aircraft system technologies to private owners of critical infrastructure facilities, and for other purposes.

Cotton introduced a bill to authorize private owners of critical infrastructure facilities to use counter-UAS technologies.

S. 4380 (IS) - Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act - BILLS-119s4380is | Content Details | GovInfo
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GovInfo shows S. 4380 was introduced in the Senate on April 22, 2026 and referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The bill is titled the Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act and is aimed at counter-UAS authority for critical infrastructure.

Official bill status confirms Cotton introduced the measure, but there is no enacted law or later legislative action shown here.

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S. 4380 (IS) - Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act - BILLS-119s4380is | Content Details | GovInfo
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Cotton’s release says his bill would let critical-infrastructure sites take down unauthorized drones and create a grant program to buy, install, and operate approved counter-drone technology.

This is a concrete legislative attempt matching the promise, but it is still only a proposal and does not show delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cotton Introduces Bill to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Drones
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