 The legislation would have required the next three federal appointments to the authority's board of directors to be either a certified transit, management, or financial expert.In 2017 “Comstock joined first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed Comstock's bill, the INSPIRE Women Act, which encouraged women and girls to study math and science as well as pursue aerospace careers.“

In November 2017, Comstock opposed the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore in Alabama because of sexual abuse allegations.“To date Roy Moore has not provided any credible explanation or response to the detailed allegations,” Comstock said.