WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), and other lawmakers in introducing the bipartisan and bicameral McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kelly-Air-Safety-Enhancement-Act.pdf). The new bipartisan legislation would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address urgent aviation safety issues by reviewing and updating existing safeguards for temporary obstructions in the low-altitude airspace, such as slacklines.
The legislation comes in response to an accident on January 2, 2026 (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Report_W...