U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 6846
DEFEND Act
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct annual assessments on terrorism threats to the United States relating to the malicious use of unmanned aircraft systems by covered foreign adversaries, including terrorist organizations, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Elijah CraneR-AZ-2
- Introduced
- December 18, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (5)
5 Republicans. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2
- Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10
- Andrew OglesR-TN-5
- Dale W. StrongR-AL-5
Signed on later
- August PflugerR-TX-11January 12, 2026