S 1809 — Drone Espionage Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-20
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R, AL-S) — cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs. Hearings held.
- — Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
- — Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
- · 14000 — Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tuberville, Tommy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mullin, Markwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Tuberville, Tommy (R, senate AL) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 370 | $21,398 | $21,398 |
| 2 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 3 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 41 | $2,327 | $2,327 |
| 6 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 38 | $1,422 | $1,422 |
| 8 | eckert seamans cherin & mellott inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | princeton public affairs group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | university of pittsburgh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | wells fargo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $403 | $403 |
| 12 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 3 | $252 | $252 |
| 13 | tribles | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 14 | intech llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 15 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 16 | disabled | 0 | $0 | 1 | $122 | $122 |
| 17 | global roofing contracting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
| 18 | united rentals | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
| 19 | volumetric building companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
| 20 | genus | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
| 21 | gateway clipper inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
| 22 | unemployed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | the gun shop | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | pencor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | gail kinzelmann | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 272 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R · senate · OK) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · cosponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R · senate · AL) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tuberville, Tommy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship