Bill · H.R. 3433· House(119-HR-3433)
WILD Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 5/15/2025
- Last activity
- 5/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Byron Donalds
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Wilderness Inclusion for Limited-use Drones Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Wilderness Act. It proposes to allow certain entities to operate unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness areas, potential wilderness areas, and wilderness study areas. These entities include Federal, State, local, or Tribal agencies. The bill specifies that these drones can be used for environmental monitoring, law enforcement, search and rescue, and monitoring natural disasters.
Yes· 3 of 9
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+5
Allows agencies to use drone technology to monitor the effects of natural disasters for better response.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+5
Provides new tools for agency monitoring and search and rescue within protected wilderness lands.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+4
The bill enables agencies to conduct essential environmental monitoring and research regarding invasive species and algal blooms.
The opposite
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?-2
Increased drone surveillance by government agencies in wilderness areas may impact individual privacy expectations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Environmental Protection: Federal, State, local, or Tribal agencies can use drones to carry out environmental monitoring and research, specifically regarding invasive species and harmful algal blooms (Section 2(A)(i)).
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Safety and Law Enforcement: The bill allows agencies to use unmanned aircraft systems for law enforcement and search and rescue activities, which includes activities carried out by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Section 2(A)(ii)).
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Disaster Response: Agencies are permitted to use these systems to monitor the effects of a natural disaster (Section 2(A)(iii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+5Improves Public Land Management+5Improves Environmental Protections+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Border Security+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2Increase States Rights+1Improves Privacy Rights-2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance+1
- 5/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House