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S 398 105th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Airline passenger traffic Aviation agreements Aviation safety Child safety Commercial aircraft Department of Transportation Families Government Operations and Politics International Affairs International agencies Law Seat belts Standards

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 1997 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Mar 5, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 5, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1984-1985)
Mar 5, 1997
Introduced in Senate
 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.

What's happening now March 5, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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