# 119-s-2218: Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 2025

119-s-2218, Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2218
- Congress: 119
- Title: Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-09
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Creates a combat-status equivalent identifier for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews.** It would require the Secretaries of the military departments to establish a status identifier of equivalent merit to a combat status for RPA crew who conduct combat operations within 180 days of enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Combat-equivalent status for RPA crews: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretaries of the military departments to create an official combat-equivalent status for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crew who conduct combat operations. The Secretaries would have 180 days after enactment to establish the status identifier. The bill tex…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2218)

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- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2218 (as of 2026-06-04).