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February 12, 2026
by default is in the bill The FCC must tell the numerous partners who care about interference in aviation weather and defense what they are doing The Cruz Cantwell substitute includes key Cantwell improvements...identify other bands critical to federal missions that if deemed granted would endanger national defense safety of life or property and must exclude them Struck the narrow definition of national security leaving...system isn t the same risk as a 1 000 000 satellite mega constellation and systems critical to public safety and national defense must be protected No shot clocks or expedited processes take effect until the...
February 12, 2026
Transportation delivered the below opening statement at a hearing about the National Transportation Safety Board s NTSB final report on the January 29 2025 mid air collision near DCA Airport that took the...political system is supposed to work where the victims have to come and be the biggest advocates for safety that is certainly what the Colgan Air families have done So we certainly remember them today And...I know they will be following today s discussion very closely You have stood with us to make our aviation system safer including your support for the ROTOR Act which was critical in trying to push this...
February 12, 2026
Releases Home Newsroom Press Releases Print Commerce Committee Passes Legislation to Strengthen FAA s Safety Management System February 12 2026 WASHINGTON D C The U S Senate Commerce Science and Transportation...Science and Transportation and Senators Tammy Duckworth D Ill Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Space and Innovation Mark Warner D Va Ed Markey D Mass Jeanne Shaheen D N H Amy Klobuchar D Minn...effective FAA safety management system SMS to better predict manage and mitigate safety risks across the agency The NTSB has found that the FAA s weak oversight and failure to act on the safety data it had...
February 5, 2026
Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation Tammy Duckworth D Ill Ranking Member of the aviation subcommittee and Edward Markey D Mass sent a letter to Department of Transportation DOT General...General Counsel Gregory Zerzan demanding information and accountability regarding Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford s refusal to comply with his ethics agreement and divest his shares...letter can be found below and HERE Mr Zerzan We request documents and information regarding Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford s lack of compliance with his ethics agreement and...
February 4, 2026
featuring testimony from Lars Moravy Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla Waymo s Chief Safety Officer Mauricio Pena Jeff Farrah Chief Executive Office for the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association...Tesla s autopilot to hundreds of crashes including at least 13 fatal crashes and many more injuries Safety advocates have linked 65 fatalities to Tesla s automated technologies These tragedies have occurred...the Trump administration has tried to gut NHTSA the federal agency is responsible for ensuring the safety of vehicles He basically in efforts of DOGE lost 25 percent of their employees I would say at this...
February 4, 2026
of letting companies beta test on our roads with no guardrails However the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards were designed to regulate bumpers and car doors and seat belts This revolutionary technology...Transportation Committee warned that the Trump administration s gutting of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA will make it impossible for the agency to regulate autonomous vehicle technology...Tesla s autopilot to hundreds of crashes including at least 13 fatal crashes and many more injuries Safety advocates have linked 65 fatalities to Tesla s automated technologies Sen Cantwell sharply criticized...
February 3, 2026
million customers I n December the former Chief of the Federal Communications Commission s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau testified before the Telecommunications Subcommittee I m not convinced...steps For example in December the former Chief of the Federal Communications Commission s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau testified before the Telecommunications Subcommittee I m not convinced...
January 29, 2026
on aviation safety The commemoration also honored the first responders who rushed to their aid and the unsung heroes who have supported the healing process and the ongoing push for aviation safety Senator...leadership within your family organization I can tell you in my time here in Washington dealing with aviation safety I ve met the families of the Colgan crash I ve met the families of the MAX crash Meeting you...you There are unbelievable families contributing hard work and dedication for years to make aviation safety better in this country but as Doug said tonight you brought something else You brought a collective...
January 27, 2026
Klobuchar Reintroduce Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA s Safety Management System to Ensure Agency Comprehensively Identifies and Corrects Safety Risks January 27 2026 WASHINGTON D C U S Senators Maria...on Aviation Space and Innovation Mark Warner D Va Ed Markey D Mass Jeanne Shaheen D N H and Amy Klobuchar D Minn introduced the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2026 to improve the Federal Aviation Administration...Administration s FAA safety oversight and its ability to identify and address aviation safety issues The FAA must ensure that its own safety management system SMS is working well if the agency is going to...
January 15, 2026
Earlier today Sen Cantwell joined Sen Amy Klobuchar in a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the safety of integration of AI into children s toys In the absence of federal legislation Sen...
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