Vanessa Bryant has known unimaginable grief since losing her husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash earlier this year.

Thursday, Democratic lawmakers introduced the “Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act,” which according to CNN, “would require all helicopters certified to carry six or more people to be equipped with a Terrain Awareness and Warning System, a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder.”

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“I strongly urge that the United States Congress pass a federal law that would improve the safety of helicopters operating in this country,” Bryant said in a statement supporting the legislation.

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“As passengers traveling on aircrafts we assume that proper safety measures are in order to prevent accidents from happening before we fly.

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“Having Kobe’s and Gianna’s names associated with this federal law that has the potential to save countless lives would be a fitting tribute to their memory,” said Bryant, who noted she was deeply moved by the gesture.