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Recreational Drone Empowerment Act

H.R. 6460 · 119th Congress · Mar 25, 2026 · Lineage

AN ACT

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify exceptions for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Recreational Drone Empowerment Act”.

Sec. 2 Clarifying recreational operations of drone systems

Section 44809(c)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the heading by inserting “and Class E” after “Uncontrolled”; and
(2)
by inserting “, Class E airspace above Class G airspace, or a Class E airspace designated as an extension to a Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E surface area” after “Class G airspace”.