NEW: Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy

This press release from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was published on 2026-07-16 and titled "NEW: Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy".

NEW: Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy

Washington, D.C. – 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), and Tim Sheehy (R-MT). The new bipartisan legislation would [ ] The post NEW: Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy appeared first on Merkley .