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Introduced April 9, 2026 by Eugene Simon Vindman · Last progress April 9, 2026
The bill increases transparency about DoD proficiency flights in the National Capital Region—helping oversight and local safety assessments—while imposing modest administrative costs on the DoD and providing only a short (three-year) reporting window that may miss longer-term trends.
Taxpayers, Congress, and the public will receive regular DoD reports on proficiency flights in the National Capital Region, improving oversight and transparency of military flight activity.
Residents near the National Capital Region and local officials will have clarified data on the number of flights, helping them better assess potential noise and safety impacts on their communities.
Taxpayers, oversight bodies, and local communities may have limited insight into longer-term flight trends because reporting is limited to a three-year window.
Department of Defense personnel and federal employees will incur additional administrative time and costs to prepare and deliver the required reports.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires three annual DoD reports counting proficiency flights in the National Capital Region for the prior 12‑month period, starting within one year of enactment.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual count of Department of Defense proficiency flights that occurred in the National Capital Region. The first report is due within one year after enactment, with two additional annual reports (three total), each covering the preceding 12‑month period; the bill uses the statutory definition of the National Capital Region in 10 U.S.C. §2655(10).