Joint Statement of House Armed Services Committee and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Bipartisan Leaders on NTSB’s Recommendations to Address DCA Crash

Washington, D.C., February 6, 2026

Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan leaders of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today issued a joint statement regarding the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) recently approved recommendations to address the January 29, 2025, midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). 

Joint statement from House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA):

“Now that we have received the approved recommendations and probable cause from the NTSB on the tragic DCA midair collision that claimed 67 lives, and with the NTSB’s final report expected in a matter of days, we are working on a comprehensive legislative solution to address what we’ve learned.

"It is our firm belief that meaningful improvements to the safety of our airspace require the full and fair consideration of all of the NTSB’s recommendations. We are continuing to evaluate the information and analysis gathered and put forward by the NTSB, and we will work together expeditiously on legislation to ensure a crash like this can never happen again.”