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HR 4453 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Disability and paralysis Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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…

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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.

Introduced: January 3, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 7, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 18, 2018
Reichert, David
· Jan 3, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4453/
MLA
"H.R. 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.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4453/.
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H.R. 4453, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4453/.
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[H.R. 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4453/)
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