HOVER Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1869 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1869 To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an operational experimentation program to evaluate the military utility of optionally piloted vehicle rotary-wing aircraft, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2025 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to carry out an operational experimentation program to evaluate the military utility of optionally piloted vehicle rotary-wing aircraft, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helicopter Operational Versatility and Enhanced Readiness Act of 2025'' or the ``HOVER Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM FOR OPTIONALLY PILOT…