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HR 1309 104th Congress House

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.

Introduced: March 23, 1995 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedureAirline passenger trafficAviation agreementsAviation safety
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 23, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 23, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 1, 1996

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircraft.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the U.S. representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an international standard to require that airline passengers be restrained on takeoff and landing and when directed by the captain of such aircraft.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 31, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 1, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 23, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1309: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1309/
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"H.R. 1309: To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1309/.
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H.R. 1309, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1309/.
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