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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8244

Introduced

Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026

Sponsor
DEugene Simon Vindman· Virginia
Introduced
April 9, 2026
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.April 9, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8244 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8244

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual 
report on the number of Department of Defense proficiency flights 
occurring in the National Capitol Region.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 9, 2026

Mr. Vindman (for himself and Mr. Beyer) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual 
report on the number of Department of Defense proficiency flights 
occurring in the National Capitol Region.

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 ``Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROFICIENCY FLIGHTS IN NATIONAL CAPITOL 
REGION.

(a) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the two 
subsequent years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
report on the number of Department of Defense proficiency flights that 
occurred in the National Capitol Region during the 12-month period 
preceding the date of the submission of the report.
(b) National Capitol Region.--In this section, the term ``National 
Capitol Region'' has the meaning given such term in section 2655(10) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by section 201.
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