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Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Act

H.R. 8934 · 119th Congress · May 20, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

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

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.