Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) is being investigated by the FAA for his wedding video which featured footage shot by a drone.
Maloney is a member of the Aviation subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees the FAA.
The New York Daily News is taking credit for alerting the FAA to the drone use.
The inquiry is the result of a report in the Daily News that said the use of the helicopter-like drone appeared to violate a prohibition against flying drones for commercial purposes.
“The FAA is looking into a report of an unmanned aircraft operation in Cold Spring, N.Y. on June 21 to determine if there was any violation of federal regulations or airspace restrictions,” the agency said Thursday in a statement.
Maloney hired a New Jersey based aerial photography company to shoot the video. The company told the Daily News Maloney didn’t have FAA permission to use the drone.