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To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update regulations relating to the application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration Administrator to update regulations within 180 days to ensure that pilot flight and duty limitations and rest requirements apply consistently to all flight crew members and certificate holders conducting commercial airline operations. The bill references Part 117 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which sets standards for pilot flight hours, duty time, and mandatory rest periods to prevent fatigue. By requiring these fatigue-related safety standards to apply uniformly across all commercial airline operations, the bill aims to standardize pilot rest and duty time protections across the aviation industry.
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Actions (3)
- Jan 22, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jan 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 21, 2026
Ms. Scholten (for herself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update regulations relating to the application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fatigued Pilot Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. FLIGHT AND DUTY LIMITATIONS AND REST REQUIREMENTS APPLICABILITY.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update such regulations as are necessary to ensure that the flight and duty limitations and rest requirements described in part 117 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall apply to any flightcrew member or certificate holder conducting any operation under part 121 of such title. <all>
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