House Passes Air Safety Bill, Setting Up Clash with Senate
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The US House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan aviation safety bill, setting up a potential clash with the Senate. The bill aims to improve aviation safety, but Senate leaders argue that it falls short of necessary measures to prevent midair collisions.
The House passed the ALERT Act with a vote of 396 to 10. The bill outlines minimum standards for location-tracking technology, but does not mandate which collision prevention system aircraft must install. The Senate-passed bill requires all aircraft to be equipped with advanced tracking technology by 2031. The House bill gives military leaders more leeway to decide when to switch off location-tracking technology. The authors of the House bill say their approach is robust, but some supporters think it could go further.
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