HR 7526 · in committee · significant
Safe Skies Act of 2026
- defense
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Department of Transportation to apply duty and rest requirements to cargo airline crews.
- All-cargo airlines and their flight crew members are affected by the new safety standards.
- The DOT must modify existing regulations; no new funding mechanism or deadline is specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would applying duty and rest requirements to cargo airline crews affect overnight delivery services and shipping costs for consumers?
- 02
What evidence exists that current cargo airline crew fatigue contributes to safety incidents compared to passenger airline crews?
- 03
Should cargo airlines face the same crew fatigue regulations as passenger airlines, or do their different operational needs justify different standards?
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Sponsor · D-CA-24
Salud O. Carbajal
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
7/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-12
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Legislative timeline
2026-02-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2026-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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