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Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., introduced the American Drone Manufacturing Dominance Act of 2026, proposing to redirect $1.5 billion in Section 301 tariff revenue toward building a U.S.
drone manufacturing base and severing law enforcement's reliance on Chinese-made systems.
The bill makes federal grant funding conditional on agencies not acquiring foreign-made drones after January 1, 2027, setting a hard deadline for supply-chain reorientation.
The Legislative Mechanism The bill's funding structure is notable: money collected through Trump's Section 301 tariffs — levied on Chinese imports — would be recycled into subsidizing domestic drone production, a closed-loop that converts trade-war revenue into industrial policy.
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