H.R. 7526

Summary

H.R. 7526, the Safe Skies Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2026 by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 7526 has 14 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7526 IH: Safe Skies Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7526  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2026   Mr. Carbajal  (for himself,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Garamendi , and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe Skies Act of 2026  .
2.
Modification of final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations to apply to all-cargo operations
(a)
In general
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify the final rule specified in subsection (b) so that the flightcrew member duty and rest requirements under that rule apply to flightcrew members in all-cargo operations conducted by air carriers in the same manner as those requirements apply to flightcrew members in passenger operations conducted by air carriers.
(b)
Final rule specified
The final rule specified in this subsection is the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration—
(1)
published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 330); and
(2)
relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements.
(c)
Applicability of rulemaking requirements
The requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the modification required by subsection (a).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D) sponsors H.R. 7526, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Salud Carbajal

Rep. · D–CA-24 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

John Garamendi

Rep. · D–CA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 12, 2026 · Original

Andrea Salinas

Rep. · D–OR-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 5, 2026

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 24, 2026

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 24, 2026

Andre Carson

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026

Laura Friedman

Rep. · D–CA-30 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 12, 2026

John Mannion

Rep. · D–NY-22 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7526 went before 2 committees: Aviation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · Feb 13, 2026 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Feb 12, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7526 has taken 3 actions since Feb 12, 2026, the latest on Feb 13, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7526 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7526 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Safe Skies Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Safe Skies Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7526 in 9 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Retirement.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7526 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7526’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7526, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 7526.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H2220]

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