H.R. 3478

Summary

H.R. 3478, the Manned Aircraft Clarification Act, was introduced in the House on May 17, 2025 by Rep. John McGuire (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on May 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 3478 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 3478 IH: Manned Aircraft Clarification Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3478  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 17, 2025   Mr. McGuire  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on  Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned aircraft, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Manned Aircraft Clarification Act  .
2.
Criminal penalties relating to manned aircraft
(a)
Destruction of manned aircraft
(1)
In general
Section 32 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(A)
in the section heading, by inserting
manned   before
aircraft or  ;
(B)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(i)
by inserting  manned  before  aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction ; and
(ii)
by inserting  manned  before  civil ; and
(C)
in subsection (b), by inserting  manned  before  civil  each place it appears.
(2)
Table of sections amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 2  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 32 and inserting the following:
32. Destruction of manned aircraft or aircraft facilities.
  .
(b)
Aircraft piracy
Section 46502(a)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking  an aircraft  and inserting  a manned aircraft .

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To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned aircraft, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. John McGuire (R) sponsors H.R. 3478 alone.

John McGuire

Rep. · R–VA-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 3478 went before 3 committees: Aviation Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · May 18, 2025 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · May 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · May 17, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3478 has taken 3 actions since May 17, 2025, the latest on May 18, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3478 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3478 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Manned Aircraft Clarification Act — Display Title
• Manned Aircraft Clarification Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit penalties relating to the destruction of aircraft to apply only with respect to manned aircraft, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3478 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3478 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3478’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

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