This is excellent news. I hope the House stick to their guns and not waiver. ATP and 1500 hours for part 121 flying should be the bare minimum.

Crew duty and rest rule also needs to be revised, like yesterday. The FAA has been in bed with the airline management too long on this one. Time spent waiting for the hotel van should not count as rest period. Rest period should not start until you are checked in and inside your hotel room. High speeds at regionals should be made illegal and there should be no overnights shorter than 11 hours, and no duty day longer than 12 hours.