ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A House

lawmaker said Friday he wants Congress to require the U.S. Army

inspector general to conduct an audit of the January 29

collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines ( AAL )

regional jet that killed 67 people.

Representative Don Beyer said the Army inspector general's

office has declined to open an investigation into the incident

despite a bipartisan request in June by two dozen senators.

Beyer plans to try to get an Army audit requirement attached to

an annual Pentagon funding bill. Senate Commerce Committee chair

Ted Cruz has also proposed legislation to require the Army audit

of aviation safety practices.