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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 6611

Introduced

The F–47 Program Total Force Act of 2025

Sponsor
RDon Bacon· Nebraska
Introduced
December 11, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.December 11, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6611 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6611

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress 
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2025

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a report to Congress 
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``The F-47 Program Total Force Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE F-47 ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
include following:
(1) A description of the F-47 aircraft program, including 
system requirements, employment concepts, and projected costs, 
schedule, and funding requirements over the period covered by 
the program objective memorandum process for fiscal years 2028 
through 2034.
(2) The acquisition strategy for the F-47 program of 
record, including consideration of implementing a middle tier 
acquisition pathway or major capability acquisition pathway (as 
such terms are defined in Department of Defense Instruction 
5000.85, titled ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on 
August 6, 2020 (or a successor instruction)).
(3) A proposed fielding strategy for the F-47 aircraft, 
including--
(A) estimated force structure requirements;
(B) strategic basing considerations;
(C) an estimate of military construction 
requirements;
(D) an estimate of personnel training requirements; 
and
(E) a strategy for integrating units of the Air 
National Guard and Air Force Reserve into F-47 fighter 
aircraft operations, including planned force structure, 
association, training, and mobilization models.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
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