Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy
July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy
Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), and U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02) and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) introduced the McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act, with support from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), . . .
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Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy
Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and John Curtis (R-UT), and U.S. Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR-02) and Val Hoyle (D-OR-04) introduced the McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act, with support from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), . . .
