{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-leads-bipartisan-call-for-immediate-action-to-address-aircraft-toxic-fumes-events-protect-passengers", "Pappas Leads Bipartisan Call for Immediate Action to Address Aircraft Toxic Fumes Events, Protect Passengers", "2025-09-25", "2025", "2025-09", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-04), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take immediate steps to address the recent uptick in toxic fume events on commercial aircraft. This includes finalizing a crew member reporting system required in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and creating a similar reporting system for passengers. Addressing this issue is crucial for protecting the health and safety of passengers and crew members.\n\nThe members wrote: \u201cWe are deeply concerned about the health risks and potential for comprised flight safety this exposure presents to our constituents, who you are responsible for protecting, and urge you to expeditiously implement the requirements laid out in the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization law to ensure the safety of the flying public.\u201d\n\n\u201cRecent reporting has indicated an uptick in fume events reported by flight crew members in the last year, though this issue has existed for decades... Furthermore, reports indicate that multiple airline crew members have been forced to leave their jobs as pilots and flight attendants following fume events where their exposure led to injuries; one doctor even noted that \u201cmatched the symmetrical injuries seen in soldiers exposed to chemicals in combat.\u201d This is also not a new phenomenon, with flight crew reporting injuries from these fume events for decades,\u201d they continued.\n\nThey concluded: \u201cFume and smoke incidents on commercial aircraft, the leading source of which being from oil and hydraulic fluid, are serious events with the potential for lasting consequences. It is vital that the FAA continue its strong oversight of aircraft to ensure crew member and passenger safety \u2013 this includes ensuring fume and smoke events are properly reported, investigated, and prevented. We welcome the opportunity to partner to keep our skies safe. We look forward to your prompt response.\u201d\n\nThis letter is endorsed by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Allied Pilots Association, and Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA).", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:10:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-leads-bipartisan-call-for-immediate-action-to-address-aircraft-toxic-fumes-events-protect-passengers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7390880491584539, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}