IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1620 
Calling on law enforcement led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration to provide an immediate briefing to the public on the current 
drone situation in New Jersey and New York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on law enforcement led by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, 
and the Federal Aviation Administration to provide an 
immediate briefing to the public on the current drone 
situation in New Jersey and New York. 
Whereas weeks before Thanksgiving, New Jersey residents 
began seeing unidentified drones flying in the sky; 
Whereas residents in at least 10 counties across New Jersey 
have reported seeing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘drones’’) and other drone-like 
objects; 
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•HRES 1620 IH 
Whereas some reports by witnesses have even suggested that 
these drones were the size of small cars or planes; 
Whereas, on December 8, 2024, there were a reported 49 
sightings in one night in New Jersey; 
Whereas, as of September 2020, the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration registered an estimated 1,700,000 unmanned 
aircraft systems, with more than 70 percent being report-
edly used for recreational uses; 
Whereas while technology and drones can provide many posi-
tive benefits to our businesses and economy, they can 
also be used for nefarious purposes, including providing 
new capabilities for criminals, including terrorists; 
Whereas, on November 26, 2024, drones flying near a land-
ing zone prevented a medical helicopter from picking up 
a person injured in a car crash in Somerset County, New 
Jersey; 
Whereas, in 2019, a drone was spotted 3,500 feet over 
Teterboro Airport, halting Newark Airport traffic; 
Whereas drones and other UAS have been spotted at 
Picatinny Arsenal and Round Valley Reservoir, the larg-
est in New Jersey and a critical part of the State’s water 
supply; 
Whereas, on December 13, 2024, Stewart Airport in Orange 
County, New York, which is operated by the Port Au-
thority of New York and New Jersey, was shut down due 
to a drone sighting; and 
Whereas drones and other unidentified objects have been 
spotted in other States, such as New York, and Mary-
land: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes the work and duty of State and 
local law enforcement in responding to the public; 
(2) calls on the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Federal Aviation Authority to be transparent and 
provide information to the public where possible; 
(3) calls on the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Federal Aviation Authority to provide an immediate 
briefing to the public on the current drone situation 
in New Jersey; 
(4) calls on Federal law enforcement agencies, 
led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and the Federal 
Aviation Authority, to work closely with State and 
local law enforcement to deploy assets that can take 
down unauthorized drones; and 
(5) calls on the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, the Department of Homeland Security, and the 
Federal Aviation Authority to evaluate whether addi-
tional security measures are necessary to protect 
critical sites from potential drone-related threats. 
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