House passes aviation safety bill on second try

The House passed the ALERT Act, aviation safety legislation designed to prevent future midair collisions like the deadly January 2025 crash between an Army helicopter and commercial aircraft near Washington, D.C., by a vote of 396-10 on Tuesday—succeeding after a similar bill failed narrowly in February. The Hill's report, bylined to Ellen Mitchell at a major national outlet, presents the legislative action with straightforward language and specific vote totals, reflecting solid baseline journalistic standards. Independent coverage from AP, Fox News, and NBC News corroborates the vote count and passage, with additional context that the bill addresses lessons from a collision that killed 67 victims and that families of the deceased had expressed frustration with the earlier failed vote. Readers should monitor Senate action and whether the bill's specific collision-prevention technology mandates are ultimately implemented as written.