H.R. 7526: Safe Skies Act of 2026

119th Congress · introduced 2026-02-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Safe Skies Act of 2026

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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.

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Safe Skies Act of 2026

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr7526.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr7526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills