Volunteer pilots provide an invaluable service to communities throughout America.  They donate their time to provide free air transportation for folks who must travel long distances to seek medical attention and cannot afford commercial travel.  They are also a critical part of our organ donation system, flying to all parts of the country at a moment's notice to deliver organs to waiting transplant recipients. 

Skyrocketing insurance costs that volunteer organizations must carry are threatening to put these groups out of business, leaving patients no alternative to getting the care they need.  Because many of these organizations survive on donations, they can no longer afford the cost of this insurance.

To help these organizations survive, I have cosponsored the Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act, H.R. 1084.  This bill will protect pilots, volunteers, and their staff from liability in case of a catastrophic accident.