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To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Transportation to modify an existing Federal Aviation Administration rule to apply flightcrew duty and rest requirements to all-cargo flight operations. Currently, these requirements apply only to passenger operations. The modification must be completed within 30 days of enactment and does not require the normal rulemaking procedures.
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Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Salud O. Carbajal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,900
- TIGER MOON GROUP $13,200
- JENNINGS AERONAUTICS INC. $9,900
- WINDOW WORLD $9,900
- CHUMASH $8,400
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Actions (3)
- Feb 13, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Feb 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2026
Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, 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 “Safe Skies Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO FLIGHTCREW MEMBER DUTY AND REST REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER OPERATIONS TO APPLY TO ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS.
(a) In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify the final rule specified in subsection (b) so that the flightcrew member duty and rest requirements under that rule apply to flightcrew members in all-cargo operations conducted by air carriers in the same manner as those requirements apply to flightcrew members in passenger operations conducted by air carriers.
(b) Final Rule Specified.—The final rule specified in this subsection is the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration—
(1) published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 330); and
(2) relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements.
(c) Applicability of Rulemaking Requirements.—The requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the modification required by subsection (a). <all>
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