# 115-hr-4453: To provide a process by which certain wounded warriors who face medical discharge from the Armed Forces may instead continue to serve in the Armed Forces as remotely piloted aircraft pilots or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators in the Air Force.

115-hr-4453, To provide a process by which certain wounded warriors who face medical discharge from the Armed Forces may instead continue to serve in the Armed Forces as remotely piloted aircraft pilots or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators in the Air Force., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4453
- Congress: 115
- Title: To provide a process by which certain wounded warriors who face medical discharge from the Armed Forces may instead continue to serve in the Armed Forces as remotely piloted aircraft pilots or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators in the Air Force.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2017-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Air Force to establish a program under which a qualified wounded warrior who faces retirement or separation from the Armed Forces for physical disability may continue, in lieu of such retirement or separation, to serve as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA), 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4453 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4453)

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- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1865)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4453 (as of 2025-11-18).