Recreational Drone Empowerment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6460 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6460

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2025

    Mr. Mann (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

   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''.
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