House Setback Frustrates Families Demanding Stronger Air-Safety Rules
TL;DR
Relatives of the 67 people killed in last year’s Washington midair collision traveled to D.C. hoping the ROTOR Act would pass, aiming for stricter aviation safety rules; instead, the House did not advance ROTOR and backed an alternative, leaving the grieving families stunned and disappointed.
- Victims’ Families Stunned by Failure of Air Safety Bill in House The New York Times
- Families of D.C. plane crash victims ‘devastated’ after safety bill fails by one vote with R.I., Mass. lawmakers absent The Boston Globe
- NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as ‘watered-down’ after 67 deaths near Washington WTOP
- Department of War Statement on the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act U.S. Department of War (.gov)
- House leaders tell concerned Republicans to let aviation safety bill fail Politico
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