Legislation approved by the House Tuesday would boost aviation safety requirements in response to a 2025 midair collision near Washington that killed 67 people, but its prospects for becoming law remain unclear with the Senate backing a rival measure approved in December.
The House-backed ALERT Act (H.R. 7613), which passed by a 396-10 vote, addresses dozens of recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board to prevent future tragedies, but faces opposition from critics such as Senate Commerce Chair