The bill did fail in the House as noted in this WSJ report. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/air-safety-bill-prompted-by-d-c-disaster-fails-in-house-3b4900e1?st=fQ3Tjn&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
Cliff Argue On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM Jack Keady via Mifnet < [email protected]> wrote: > keady > > WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Pentagon raised significant concerns > about an aviation safety bill set to be taken up on Monday by the U.S. > House of Representatives meant to address safety issues that arose from a > 2025 aircraft collision over Washington airspace that killed 67 people in > the worst U.S. aviation disaster since 2001. > The ROTOR Act, passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in December, would > require aircraft operators to equip their fleets with a safety system known > as the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system, or ADS-B, by the > end of 2031. It would also require the military to use ADS-B on routine > training flights but not on sensitive military missions. > > Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments > with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here. > <https://www.reuters.com/newsletters/reuters-sustainable-switch/?location=article-paragraph&redirectUrl=%2Fbusiness%2Faerospace-defense%2Fpentagon-raises-serious-concerns-us-senate-aviation-safety-bill-2026-02-23%2F> > The legislation follows the January 2025 disaster, when an American > Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab > <https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/AAL.O> regional jet and an > Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in the crowded airspace over the > nation's capital > <https://www.reuters.com/world/us/takeoffs-landings-halted-ronald-reagan-national-airport-after-aircraft-incident-2025-01-30/>. > Major aviation unions and many of the families of those killed have urged > the House to quickly pass the bill. > In December, the Pentagon said it supported the legislation, sponsored by > Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz and the panel's top Democrat, > Maria Cantwell. But in its letter released Monday, the Pentagon said the > bill could create "significant unresolved budgetary burdens and operational > security risks affecting national defense activities." > The National Transportation Safety Board said the use of ADS-B could have > given the passenger plane pilot an alert 59 seconds before the collision > and the helicopter crew 48 seconds before. > The Black Hawk was not broadcasting ADS-B at the time of the crash. > The ROTOR Act also boosts oversight of commercial jet and helicopter > traffic and flight routes near commercial airports. > Last month, the NTSB found systemic failures by the FAA led to the > collision, particularly the regulator's decision to allow helicopters to > travel close to the airport with no safeguards to separate them from > airplanes, and its failure to act on previous recommendations to move > helicopter traffic away from the airport. > The Washington area is home to three commercial airports and several major > military facilities. 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