H.R. 8934

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8934 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8934

To provide a combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted 
aircraft crew who conduct combat operations.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 20, 2026

Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
Horsford, Mr. Mast, and Mrs. Bice) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To provide a combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted 
aircraft crew who conduct combat operations.

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 ``Combat Action Recognition and 
Evaluation for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Act'' or the ``CARE for 
RPA Crews Act''.

SEC. 2. COMBAT STATUS IDENTIFIER EQUIVALENT FOR REMOTELY PILOTED 
AIRCRAFT CREW.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretaries of the military departments shall establish a 
status identifier of equivalent merit as a combat status identifier for 
remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crew who conduct combat operations.
<all>