119 HR 8934 IH: Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8934IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 20, 2026Ms. 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 ServicesA BILLTo provide a combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted aircraft crew who conduct combat operations.

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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.

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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.