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H.R. 2505 · 119th Congress

Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act

Introduced Mar 31, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summary

Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act

This bill requires the Departments of Commerce, State, and Defense to develop plans to prevent Iran from acquiring certain technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones.

Specifically, the bill requires Commerce to develop a strategy to prevent the illegal export to Iran of certain technologies (including microcontrollers, voltage regulators, and microprocessors) that can be used in the development and operation of UAS.

The State Department must develop a strategy to prevent the export of these technologies to Iran from the United States and allied and partner countries.

Finally, the Department of Defense must develop a range of options that may be employed by the U.S. Armed Forces to counter or deny the ability of Iran to acquire these technologies and other technologies useful for UAS, such as computer-aided design (CAD) software and computer numerical control (CNC) machines.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3943-3944)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2505.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3943-3945)

  6. House

    Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  7. House

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.

  8. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  9. House

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  10. Introduced in House