WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)-a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee-and U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Katie Britt (R-AL) to strengthen aviation safety and support our aviation workforce by fostering transparency surrounding medication guidelines successfully passed committee today. The Aviation Medication Transparency Act would require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue accessible, user-friendly guidance on medications that are safe for individuals holding, applying for or training for a pos...