# 119-hr-3478: Manned Aircraft Clarification Act

119-hr-3478, Manned Aircraft Clarification Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3478
- Congress: 119
- Title: Manned Aircraft Clarification Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-17
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits criminal penalties for destroying aircraft to manned aircraft and related facilities.** The Manned Aircraft Clarification Act would add the word "manned" into 18 U.S.C. §32 and 49 U.S.C. §46502 so the destruction and aviation piracy penalties apply only to manned aircraft and associated facilities, excluding unmanned aircraft from those specific federal offenses and updating the chapter cross-reference.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal aircraft crimes limited to manned planes: mixed, low. The bill would narrow two federal crimes to cover only manned aircraft: destroying an aircraft and aircraft piracy. Drones and other unmanned aircraft would not be covered by those crimes. Prosecutors would need to use other laws for drone incidents. Pilots and facilities tied to manned flights wou…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3478 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3478)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3478 (as of 2026-04-21).