S 4161
Passed a chamber
Authorizes the Navy to give three surplus F-14D Tomcat fighter jets to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama, at no cost to the United States.
Official title: Maverick Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
04-MAY-2026
Senate
Introduced
23-MAR-2026
Referred
23-MAR-2026
Passed
28-APR-2026
- Allows the transfer of three F-14D Tomcats (Bureau Numbers 164341, 164602, and 159437) as a conditional gift, with the aircraft unable to launch munitions or perform combat functions.
- Requires the Commission to pay all conveyance, compliance, operation, and maintenance costs, and lets the Navy provide spare parts with replacements paid at fair market value.
- Lets the Commission arrange restoration and display work with qualified nonprofits, bars resale or transfer without Navy approval, and returns the jets to the United States if conditions are broken.
- Shields the United States from liability for harm caused by later use of the aircraft and subjects the transfer to arms export and sanctions laws.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Passed Senate, 28-APR-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Armed Services Committee (Senate)
Armed Forces and National Security
■ 1 D
1 Democrat