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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: February 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 13, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring the use of federally-approved child safety restraint systems (including weight and age limits) on commercial aircraft.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an international standard to require that passengers on civil aviation aircraft be restrained: (1) on takeoff and landing; and (2) when directed by the aircraft captain on commercial aircraft.

What's happening now February 27, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 9, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 9, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 18, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 4, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 6, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 6, 1997
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 13, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 13, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 754: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-754/
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"H.R. 754: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-754/.
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H.R. 754, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-754/.
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