In what one law professor is calling " one of the largest property - rights grabs by Congress in history , " a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws , giving the FAA supremacy over all drone laws , including the design , manufacture , testing , licensing , registration , certification , operation and maintenance of drones , providing a " one stop shop " for drone deliveries by multinationals like Amazon and Google . Brendan Schulman, vice president for policy at DJI, one of the largest drone manufacturers, urged national standards to teach the rules of the road. . However , national groups , including the American Civil Liberties Union , argue that a ' set ' of laws , similar to state legislation covering noise , safety and privacy is a workable alternative , despite warnings from the vice president for policy at DJI , the leading drone manufacturer , that adopting differing rules would result in chaos .
In what one law professor is calling " one of the largest property - rights grabs by Congress in history , " a US Senate bill would restate federal law over state and local laws , giving the FAA supremacy over all drone laws , including the design , manufacture , testing , licensing , registration , certification , operation and maintenance of drones , providing a " one stop shop " for drone deliveries by multinationals like Amazon and Google . However , national groups , including the American Civil Liberties Union , argue that a ' set ' of laws , similar to state legislation covering noise , safety and privacy is a workable alternative , despite warnings from the vice president for policy at DJI , the leading drone manufacturer , that adopting differing rules would result in chaos .