Press the FAA and Department of Transportation to pause use of the SMART AI air traffic management tool at Washington-area airports until they provide public answers and safety assurances about testing, consultation, evaluation, and accountability.

"Families across Baltimore count on BWI to get them where they’re going safely. Yet the Trump Administration recklessly rolled out an untested AI air traffic tool there without publishing a safety evaluation or adequately consulting the air traffic controllers who keep us safe. There is no room for error in our skies. I am proud to co-lead this letter calling for public transparency and answers from Secretary Duffy and Administrator Bedford on how this system was tested, who was consulted, and how it will be evaluated. Until they provide answers that ensure that this technology is safe, the FAA must pause its use," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume .

Mfume committed to co-leading an oversight letter seeking public transparency and answers from DOT and FAA leaders and calling for the FAA to pause use of the SMART AI air traffic tool until safety questions are answered.

Ocasio-Cortez, McClain Delaney, Beyer, Mfume, Subramanyam, and Elfreth Lead Calls to Pause FAA’s AI Tool at Washington-Area Airports | Representative Ocasio-Cortez
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"Until they provide answers that ensure that this technology is safe, the FAA must pause its use," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House press release says Mfume co-led the congressional push asking FAA/DOT to pause SMART until safety questions are answered.

delivered same_term A for effort

Ocasio-Cortez, McClain Delaney, Beyer, Mfume, Subramanyam, and Elfreth Lead Calls to Pause FAA’s AI Tool at Washington-Area Airports | Representative Ocasio-Cortez
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"we ask that you pause any use of the SMART tool until we can better understand your decision-making, rollout process, and evaluation plan."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The signed congressional letter to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford formally requested a pause and answers by October 19, 2026.

delivered same_term A for effort

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