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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Tax Relief Act
Sponsored By: Representative Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would expand the combat zone tax exclusion to cover compensation for the operation of remotely piloted aircraft crews. It would also cover certified intelligence, targeting, or command and control work that directly supports those operations and would apply to pay received in taxable years ending after enactment for service after that date.
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- Service members who operate remotely piloted aircraft would be able to exclude their combat-zone pay from gross income when the Secretary of Defense certifies the activity as directly supporting those operations.
- Personnel who provide intelligence, targeting, or command and control that is certified as directly supporting remotely piloted aircraft would get the same exclusion for qualifying pay.
- Affected service members and their families would see that certified pay removed from gross income, lowering taxable income for the covered periods.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Tax break for drone operators
If enacted, service members who operate drones in a combat zone would be able to exclude that pay from their taxable income. You could also exclude pay for intelligence, targeting, or command-and-control work when the Secretary of Defense certifies it directly supported those drone missions. The rule would apply only to active service after the law is enacted and to pay received in tax years ending after that date. If eligible, you would pay less federal income tax on the excluded pay.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3]
NM • D
Sponsored 12/19/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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