Family members of those killed in the DCA crash spoke on Sunrise on The Hill regarding the passage of ALERT aviation safety act. After the ROTAR act, another aviation safety bill, failed to pass, family members are hopeful about this new bill but remained skeptical. #DCACrash #Congress #PotomacCrash
The House's 264-133 vote on the ROTOR Act was just one short of the two-thirds majority required for passage under suspension of the rules
A move to swiftly pass the bill failed by a single vote. It would have required aircraft to carry technology that officials said might have prevented a midair collision near Washington last year.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the current legislation does not include certain provisions the War Department shared with the Senate, but that the department still supports “the intent and objectives of the legislation.”