Guard the Skies Act

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Introduced 2026-05-07Topic: public safety · veterans military · technology privacy

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This bill would let the Secretary of Defense, when a state's governor asks, authorize National Guard members to take actions against drones (unmanned aircraft) that threaten certain facilities and assets, such as those connected to National Special Security Events. The Guard members must be ordered to duty under federal law and assigned to related protection duties. The bill also requires federal agencies to coordinate with the Secretary of Defense on related guidance. It allows reserve members to be ordered to active duty to carry out these actions and lets Guard members perform this support while on state-controlled Guard duty.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-05-07		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-05-07		Introduced in House	introduce

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