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HR 4495 103th Congress House

Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994

Official title: To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all scheduled airline flight segments in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.

Introduced: September 27, 1994 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Air pollution controlAir qualityAirline passenger trafficAirlines
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Drug abuseEnvironmental ProtectionIndoor air pollutionSmoking
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1994
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Oct 4, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 4, 1994
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 4, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 4, 1994
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10734)
Oct 3, 1994
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Clinger objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Oct 3, 1994
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 3, 1994
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10563-10566)
Oct 3, 1994
Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 3, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
Oct 3, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Public Works + Transportation. H. Rept. 103-771.
Sep 28, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 10, 1994
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 10, 1994
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 6, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 26, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1077)
May 25, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
May 25, 1994
Introduced in House
May 18, 1994
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Aviation Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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 Latest action October 5, 1994

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all scheduled airline flight segments (currently, just on certain airline flight segments) in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 27, 1994
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 27, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 27, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4495: Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4495/
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"H.R. 4495: Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4495/.
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