On Feb. 20, seven Democratic members of Congress reintroducedthe Safe and Quiet Skies Act in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives to impose strict safety regulations on commercialair tour operations including helicopters and smallplanes.The bill, which died in the last session of Congress, wasintroduced as Congress takes up reauthorization of the FAA.The legislation was sponsored by Rep. Ed Case (HI);Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY), the ranking member of the House JudiciaryCommittee; Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), thesenior Democrat on the House Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee to which the bill was referred and which willaddress FAA reauthorization; Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY),the ranking member of the House Small Business Committee;and Reps. Brad Sherman (CA), Dan Goldman (NY) and JillTokuda (HI).
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