Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation that would make changes to military aircraft operating without certain technology.
This comes after a deadly mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight in Washington in January.
"There cannot be a double standard in aviation safety," Cruz said during a news conference in Washington. "We should not tolerate special exceptions for military training flights operating in congested air space."
The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Bill, or ROTOR act, would require every aircraft to use a tracking technology known as ADSB.
That can alert pilots much more quickly than other technology about other aircraft in the area.
Cruz said the legislation followed two main themes.
"Technological transparency and institutional responsibility," Cruz said. "While American skies are among the safest globally, this safety is not always assured."
64 people were killed on the American Airlines flight making its final approach to Reagan National Airport in Washington from Wichita, Kansas. Three people were killed on the Army helicopter.
The helicopter had the ADSB surveillance tracker toggled 'off' the night of the collision.