HR 6460
Passed a chamber
Expands the recreational drone exception in federal aviation law to cover certain Class E airspace areas.
Official title: Recreational Drone Empowerment Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-DEC-2025
Referred
04-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
18-DEC-2025
Reported
16-MAR-2026
On the calendar
16-MAR-2026
Passed
24-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
25-MAR-2026
- Names the bill the Recreational Drone Empowerment Act.
- Adds 'and class e' to the heading of the recreational operations provision in 49 U.S.C. 44809(c)(2)(C).
- Adds Class E airspace above Class G airspace to the areas covered by that provision.
- Adds Class E airspace designated as an extension of a Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E surface area to the covered areas.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Reported to House" (16-MAR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Aviation Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
Transportation and Public Works
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1 Democrat