[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6460 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6460


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2026

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 AN ACT


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

    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 ``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''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.