Drone makers must show safety rules before first use.
H.R. 10304 — Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act · Filed by James Gallagher (R-CA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
Drone companies must show a safety statement when operators first turn on a new drone. The statement must cover laws, airspace rules, safe flying, and penalties. The FAA must write what the statement should say. The FAA must give an example within 120 days. The FAA must check and update these rules every year. Companies do not have to use the FAA's example.
Who it affects
People who fly drones will see safety facts when they first turn on a new drone. The rule does not cost operators money or take away rights.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say what happens if a company does not show the statement. The bill does not say what happens if an operator does not read it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- operators — People who fly drones.
- FAA — The Federal Aviation Administration, the government agency that makes air-travel rules.
- safety statement — A written message that tells drone pilots about laws, rules, and safe flying.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,285 characters) on Sep 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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