H.R. 3433

Summary

H.R. 3433, the WILD Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 15, 2025 by Rep. Byron Donalds (R). It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on May 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 3433 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 3433 IH: Wilderness Inclusion for Limited-use Drones Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3433  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 15, 2025   Mr. Donalds  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To amend the Wilderness Act to allow certain entities to use unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness areas, potential wilderness areas, and wilderness study areas.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Wilderness Inclusion for Limited-use Drones Act of 2025   or the   WILD Act of 2025  .
2.
Use of unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness
Section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(8)
(A)
A Federal, State, local, or Tribal agency may use and operate an unmanned aircraft system within a wilderness area designated by this Act, potential wilderness area, or wilderness study area identified pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782 ) to—
(i)
carry out environmental monitoring and research activities, including with respect to harmful algal blooms and invasive species;
(ii)
carry out law enforcement and search and rescue activities, including such activities carried out by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and
(iii)
monitor the effects of a natural disaster.
(B)
In this paragraph:
(i)
The term  natural disaster  has the meaning given the term in section 602(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5195a(a) ).
(ii)
The term  unmanned aircraft system  has the meaning given the term in section 44801(12) of title 49, United States Code.
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To amend the Wilderness Act to allow certain entities to use unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness areas, potential wilderness areas, and wilderness study areas.

Sponsors

Rep. Byron Donalds (R) sponsors H.R. 3433 alone.

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 3433 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · May 15, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3433 has taken 2 actions since May 15, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3433 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3433 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• WILD Act of 2025 — Display Title
• WILD Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Wilderness Inclusion for Limited-use Drones Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Wilderness Act to allow certain entities to use unmanned aircraft systems within wilderness areas, potential wilderness areas, and wilderness study areas. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3433 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Pharmacy, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3433 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3433’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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