To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes.
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jun 3, 2026
What it does
The bill prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force from reducing MQ-9 aircraft units or their capabilities during the covered period (from enactment through September 30, 2032), including divesting, deactivating, or reducing personnel or aircraft inventories below levels existing on the date of enactment, with exceptions for unsafe or uneconomical individual aircraft and mission conversions approved by governors and reported to Congress. It requires consultation with National Guard leaders before any changes to Air National Guard MQ-9 units and mandates a recapitalization plan report within 180 days of enactment, detailing fleet status, modernization plans through 2035, and the Air National…
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