Who it affects
- All-cargo flight crews
- Cargo airlines
- Department of Transportation
In committeeTransportation
Safe Skies Act of 2026
H.R. 7526 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 12, 2026
The Safe Skies Act of 2026 would require the Department of Transportation to extend passenger flight crew work and rest requirements to all-cargo flight crews.
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How South Carolina voted
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What it would do
- The bill would require the Department of Transportation to change its flight crew work and rest rule.
- The rule currently applies only to airline crews on passenger flights.
- The change would extend those requirements to crews on flights carrying only cargo.
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How South Carolina voted
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. (D-CA)
- Introduced
- Feb. 12, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 14
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Latest action
- Feb. 13, 2026 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Safe Skies Act of 2026 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expand specified duty and rest requirements to apply the requirements to all-cargo flight crew members. Currently, a DOT final rule on flight crew member duty and rest requirements only applies to flight crew members in passenger operations conducted by air carriers. Under the bill, DOT must modify this final rule so that the requirements also apply to all-cargo flight crew members.
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Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.