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<dc:title>119 HR 8244 IH: Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2026-04-09</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8244</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20260409">April 9, 2026</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="V000138">Mr. Vindman</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="B001292">Mr. Beyer</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAS00">Committee on Armed Services</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">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.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H1F8705A2187647B5AC8C7B47ACD9DEAE" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H2FF5A547D2BB4FEA8272346847688874" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header>
 <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Neighborhood Skies Act of 2026</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H02C58D1AE6844427BFF368C58C1229CC"><enum>2.</enum><header>Annual report on proficiency flights in National Capitol Region</header> 
<subsection id="H8CD39A1045314C7684D9497808C39B05"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H348A18B0BBD04A1EB52E7C5FF9C9B2F6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Capitol Region</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>National Capitol Region</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 2655(10) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 201.</text></subsection></section> 
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