# 119-hr-6912: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Tax Relief Act

119-hr-6912, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Tax Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6912
- Congress: 119
- Title: Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crews Tax Relief Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax break for drone operators: benefit, medium. 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 ru…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6912 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6912)

## Related
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-10115: Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6912 (as of 2026-04-21).