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H.R. 390 · 119th Congress

ACERO Act

Introduced Jan 14, 2025Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act or the ACERO Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project. The ACERO project conducts research and development activities regarding aerial response to wildfires using uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and other advanced aviation technologies. It is administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The bill directs the ACERO project to address airspace management and deconfliction during wildfire response efforts, including through real-time information sharing among response teams and the development of a platform to provide situational awareness of aerial assets. The bill also directs the ACERO project to establish a multiagency concept of operations to facilitate the coordination of aerial wildfire response among federal, state, and local government agencies. NASA must consult with other federal agencies and departments to avoid duplication of these efforts.

NASA generally may not procure UAS manufactured or assembled by specified foreign entities, including entities domiciled in or controlled by China, for use by the ACERO project.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. House

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

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

  4. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2241)

  5. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 390.

  6. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2241-2242)

  7. House

    Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 427.

  9. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 119-501.

  10. House

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 0.

  11. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Show 1 earlier actions

  1. Introduced in House