The House on Tuesday failed to pass bipartisan aviation safety legislation designed to prevent military-commercial aircraft collisions such as the January 2025 crash near Washington, D.C., after the measure fell just short of the two-thirds majority required under fast-track rules.

The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act failed on a 264-133 vote, leaving supporters a couple of votes shy of the threshold needed to suspend the rules and send the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. Overall, 26 Democrats and nine Republicans were absent for the vote.

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