House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act

H.R. 2505Introduced Mar 31, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To require the development of strategies and options to prevent the export to Iran of certain technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. William Keating D-MA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 31, 2025
Committee actionJul 22, 2025
Passed HouseJun 8, 2026 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 9, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2505.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2505, Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act” on August 12, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 22, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 12, 2025 ↗
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August 12, 2025
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2505, 119th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2505
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July 18, 2026
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September 13, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEATING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 57, March 31, 2025, Page H1375):
Article 1, Section 8
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2505, 119th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2505
Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 18, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 18, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats

5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Joe Wilson (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Keating.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-9 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.