[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2218 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2218

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 9, 2025

 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 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 (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 
2025''.

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.
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