H.R. 5315Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

1 recorded action237 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Greg Stanton [D-AZ-09]
Cosponsors: 12 · 7 Democrats · 5 Republicans
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Latest action: Sep 14, 2022 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedSep 21, 2021
Passed the HouseSep 13, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill establishes programs within the Department of Transportation (DOT) to support the use of drones and other small, unmanned aircraft systems when inspecting, repairing, or constructing road infrastructure, electric grid infrastructure, water infrastructure, or other critical infrastructure.

Specifically, DOT must award grants to state, tribal, and local governments; metropolitan planning organizations; or groups of those entities to purchase or otherwise use drones to increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and community safety, reduce carbon emissions, or meet other priorities related to critical infrastructure projects. Grant recipients must use domestically manufactured drones that are made by companies not subject to influence or control from certain foreign entities, including China and Russia.

DOT must also award grants to certain institutions of higher education for training students for careers using drones and related technologies.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5315 as passed House on Sep 13, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 422

House Sep 13, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

308 Yea 110 Nay 14 not voting

Crossed both parties 92 of 418 voting members broke with their own party: 92 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic220 members

Republican212 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors12 · 7 Democrats · 5 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5315 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 531514 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 5315 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

SKYDIO, INC.filed by HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

Aerospace · Defense · Transportation6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +31 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS

Budget/Appropriations · Aviation/Airlines/Airports4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL -- NORTH AMERICAIts PAC: Airports Council International-North America PAC

Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Transportation · Homeland Security · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL

Transportation · Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Science/Technology +6 more3 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTSIts PAC: Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PAC

Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Budget/Appropriations · Transportation · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace +1 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

COMMERCIAL DRONE ALLIANCEfiled by HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER US LLP (FKA HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP)

Aerospace · Aviation/Airlines/Airports2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

INLAND VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AGENCYfiled by INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Energy/Nuclear2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITYfiled by INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Energy/Nuclear2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

SMALL UAV COALITIONfiled by DGA GROUP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC

Aviation/Airlines/Airports2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

35 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.