S 1809
· 119th Congress
· Crime and Law Enforcement
Drone Espionage Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Action timeline
Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.
Feb 09, 2026
committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Judiciary Committee
Feb 09, 2026
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Feb 05, 2026
committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Judiciary Committee
Jun 10, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs. Hearings held.
Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee
May 20, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 1809 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 1809 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 316
119th CONGRESS
-1st Session
+2d Session
S. 1809
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or
@@ -16,9 +17,15 @@
May 20, 2025
-Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Moreno, and
-Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
-referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
+Mrs. Moody (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Lee, Mr. Budd, Mr. Moreno, Mr.
+Tillis, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.
+Tuberville, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the
+following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
+the Judiciary
+
+February 9, 2026
+
+Reported by Mr. Grassley, without amendment
_______________________________________________________________________
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Section 793 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``video,'' after ``photographic negative,'' each place such
term appears.
-<all>
+Calendar No. 316
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+2d Session
+
+S. 1809
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking or
+transmitting video of defense information, and for other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+February 9, 2026
+
+Reported without amendment
Cosponsors (12)
Members who signed on to support this bill.