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Introduced
02/08/2016
02/08/2016
In Committee
03/04/2016
03/04/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Sound of Freedom Act This bill states that it shall be Department of Defense (DOD) policy that flyovers of public events in support of community relations activities may only be flown as part of an approved training mission at no additional expense to the federal government. The Adjutant General of a state in which an Army National Guard or Air National Guard unit is based shall be the approval authority for all Air National Guard and Army National Guard flyovers in that state, including any flyover request in any civilian domain at a non-aviation related event. DOD shall maintain records of flyover requests and approvals in a publicly accessible database updated annually. "Flyover" means aviation support: in which a straight and level flight limited to one pass by a single military aircraft, or by a single formation of four or fewer military aircraft of the same type, from the same military department over a predetermined point on the ground at a specific time; that does not involve aerobatics or demonstrations; and that uses bank angles of up to 90 degrees if required to improve spectator visibility of the aircraft.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Sound of Freedom Act," establishes that flyovers of public events by the Department of Defense (DOD) for community relations must be part of approved training missions and incur no extra cost to the federal government. The Adjutant General of a state will be responsible for approving all Army and Air National Guard flyovers within that state, even for civilian events not related to aviation. The DOD will maintain a publicly accessible database of all flyover requests and approvals, updated annually. A "flyover" is defined as a single pass by one or a small formation of up to four identical military aircraft from the same branch, without aerobatics, and with bank angles up to 90 degrees only if needed for better viewing.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (on 03/04/2016)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4492/all-info | 02/09/2016 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4492/BILLS-114hr4492ih.pdf | 07/07/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4492/BILLS-114hr4492ih.pdf.pdf | 07/07/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr4492ih/pdf/BILLS-114hr4492ih.pdf | 02/10/2016 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114hr4492ih/pdf/BILLS-114hr4492ih.pdf.pdf | 02/10/2016 |
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