American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026

This bill would require state, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that apply for certain Justice Department grants to certify that they will stop buying drones made in certain foreign countries after January 1, 2027, and stop using or discard any such drones they own by January 1, 2031. Agencies that violate the certification would lose eligibility for those grants the next year and have to repay that year's funds. The bill would authorize $1.5 billion from tariff revenues collected under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Of that, $150 million would go to a program paying agencies to surrender those foreign-made drones, $150 million to grants for agencies to buy drones not made in those countries, and $1.2 billion to grants for private companies to build or expand drone factories in the United States whose products can be adapted for military use.

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Sponsors

• Pat Harrigan Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors