H.R. 7191

Summary

H.R. 7191, the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 21, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Aviation, and last saw action on Jan 22, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Record

Text

H.R. 7191 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7191 IH: Fatigued Pilot Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-21
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 7191
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 January 21, 2026
  Ms. Scholten  (for herself and  Mr. Bresnahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
 A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update regulations relating to the application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fatigued Pilot Protection Act  .
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Flight and duty limitations and rest requirements applicability
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall update such regulations as are necessary to ensure that the flight and duty limitations and rest requirements described in part 117 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall apply to any flightcrew member or certificate holder conducting any operation under part 121 of such title.

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To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update regulations relating to the application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 7191, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Hillary Scholten

Rep. · D–MI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 21, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 7191 went before 2 committees: Aviation Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Aviation Subcommittee

Aviation Subcommittee

Referred to · Jan 22, 2026 · 73 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jan 21, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7191 has taken 3 actions since Jan 21, 2026, the latest on Jan 22, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7191 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7191 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Fatigued Pilot Protection Act — Display Title
• Fatigued Pilot Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to update regulations relating to the application of certain flight and duty limitations and rest requirements, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 5 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7191 in 11 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense, Government Issues.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7191 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7191’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7191, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 7191.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1172]

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