Bill would stop the Air Force from giving away Air Force One
H.R. 10360 — To prohibit the transfer of any VC-25B Bridge Aircraft outside of the Department of the Air Force. · Filed by Joe Courtney (D-CT) · 18 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would ban the Air Force from moving its VC-25B aircraft. The plane would have to stay under Air Force control. No other government agency or outside group could receive it.
Who it affects
The Air Force would be affected. The bill stops the Air Force from transferring the plane elsewhere.
One thing to notice
The bill text does not say what transfer it is trying to stop.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
18 cosponsors: 18 Democrats.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- VC-25B — A military version of the Boeing 747 plane that carries the President
- transfer — To move something from one place or owner to another
- Air Force — The part of the military that operates military aircraft
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Sep 16, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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