Congress extends federal counter-drone authority in stopgap bill
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- Washington, D.C.
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- 2 public sources
The American Relief Act, 2025, a stopgap spending law approved Dec. 21, 2024, extended DHS and Justice Department authority to counter drones over protected sites from Dec. 20, 2024 to March 14, 2025. Officials had asked Congress for more drone powers during the New Jersey sightings.