The comprehensive legislative response to the various aviation safety issues raised by the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) was released today by the bipartisan leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Committee. The Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act of 2026 addresses all 50 safety related reco… Continue Reading
—Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Armed Services Adam Smith (D-WA) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding a classified briefing on the shutdown of public airspace in El Paso stemming from the deploymen… Continue Reading
Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation to promote domestic investment and strengthen U.S. manufacturing by encouraging the reshoring of jobs to America, reduce costs to the taxpayer by identifying alternative financing solutions for public buildings, honor the nation’s police officers who fell in the line of duty, and prevent water pollution. “Today, the Committee approved bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Hurd that will help bring manufacturi… Continue Reading
June 26, 2025
Hurricane season is here, and according to government forecasts it’s shaping up to be brutal. And then comes wildfire season, which is growing more destructive in the West. The U.S. just faced the worst tornado season in more than a decade. You wouldn’t know it by the Trump administration’s approach to disaster preparation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in disarray, and President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kirsti Noem want to dismantle the disaster response agency altog… Continue Reading
February 05, 2024One year ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, displacing a community, jeopardizing health, harming the local environment and exposing gaps in our rail safety laws. The derailment and subsequent fire of tanker cars carrying vinyl chloride led Norfolk Southern to release and burn these toxic chemicals to prevent a dangerous explosion. As a result, the town was forced to evacuate all residents within a one-mile radius, upending thousands of lives. Thanks to the … Continue Reading
February 03, 2022By Chairs DeFazio and Larsen The rollout of our country's 5G wireless network has been marked by delays, dysfunction and denial. It didn't have to be this way! In 2019, aviation stakeholders, policymakers like us and safety advocates loudly warned it would be a grave mistake to turn on 5G without first ensuring that interference from these powerful networks wouldn't adversely impact aviation safety. Unfortunately, the Federal Communications Commission ignored and even mocked these concern… Continue Reading