H.R. 7001

Summary

H.R. 7001, the SOAR Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2026 by Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 7001 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7001 IH: Special Operating Authority for Rehearsal Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7001  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 9, 2026   Mr. Patronis  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, commonly referred to as the  Blue Angels .
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Special Operating Authority for Rehearsal Act   or the   SOAR Act  .
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United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron
Section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
(h)
With respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, the Secretary of the Navy may make contracts in advance of appropriations and incur obligations without regard to section 1341, 1342, 1349, 1350, and 1351, and subchapter II of  chapter 15  of title 31.
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To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, commonly referred to as the "Blue Angels".

Sponsors

Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R) sponsors H.R. 7001 alone.

Jimmy Patronis

Rep. · R–FL-1 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7001 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jan 9, 2026 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7001 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7001 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7001 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• SOAR Act — Display Title
• SOAR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Special Operating Authority for Rehearsal Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, with respect to a flight demonstration or training event of the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron near Pensacola, Florida, commonly referred to as the "Blue Angels". — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7001 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7001’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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