The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in July 2025, six ...
The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January ...
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House Votes Down ROTOR Act

Some Republicans are now pushing for a less restrictive alternative.
The ROTOR Act would require civilian and military aircraft operating in congested airspace to use ADS-B technology.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Feb. 24, the ROTOR Act failed in the U.S. House. ROTOR stands for “Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and ...
Relatives of those who died in a midair collision over D.C. last year came to Washington to watch a vote they thought would ...
A group called “Families of Flight 5342” vowed “we are not done” in a statement released after the aviation bill called the “ROTOR Act” failed by one vote in the House this week. Despite the ...
The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.
The US House voted down the ROTOR Act, an aviation safety bill tied to the Washington Reagan National midair collision, after the Pentagon pulled support for the legislation.
The House blocks the ROTOR Act, lawmakers now turn to the ALERT Act as AOPA urges action on ADS-B safety and pilot privacy.