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The proposed FAA Reauthorization bill proposed to fix the "most often broken rule" in single pilot turbine flying (at least when operating below FL410).

T&I Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Legislation

SEC. 262. SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN REGULATORY REFORM.

The following regulations shall cease to apply to any aircraft operating below 41,000 feet above mean sea level:

At flight altitudes above flight level 350 unless one pilot at the controls of the airplane is wearing and using an oxygen mask that is secured and sealed and that either supplies oxygen at all times or automatically supplies oxygen whenever the cabin pressure altitude of the airplane exceeds 14,000 feet (MSL), except that the one pilot need not wear and use an oxygen mask while at or below flight level 410 if there are two pilots at the controls and each pilot has a quick-donning type of oxygen mask that can be placed on the face with one hand from the ready position within 5 seconds, supplying oxygen and properly secured and sealed.

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This would be a welcome change