119th Congress
H.R. 7526
Safe Skies Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Salud O. Carbajal(D-CA)
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (14)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
Added later (11)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · Mar 5, 2026
- Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Mar 24, 2026
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Mar 24, 2026
- André Carson (D-IN) · Apr 21, 2026
- Laura Friedman (D-CA) · May 12, 2026
- John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Jun 8, 2026
- Dina Titus (D-NV) · Jun 18, 2026
- Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Jun 18, 2026
- Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Jul 30, 2026
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) · Jul 30, 2026
- Young Kim (R-CA) · Sep 2, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Safe Skies Act of 2026
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand specified duty and rest requirements to apply the requirements to all-cargo flight crew members.
Currently, a DOT final rule on flight crew member duty and rest requirements only applies to flight crew members in passenger operations conducted by air carriers. Under the bill, DOT must modify this final rule so that the requirements also apply to all-cargo flight crew members.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - Feb 12, 2026
Introduced in House