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Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008

Introduced: April 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2008
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
Sep 28, 2008
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-900.
Jul 31, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 2008
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
Apr 16, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008 - Prohibits any individual (except flight crew members, flight attendants, or federal law enforcement officers) from engaging in voice communications using a mobile communications device on a passenger aircraft during a flight.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all domestic and foreign air carriers to adopt this prohibition.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive this prohibition for air carriers of foreign countries that have negotiated an alternative prohibition on voice communications using such devices during a flight.

What's happening now September 28, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 20, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 24, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 17, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 17, 2008
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 15, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 15, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5788: Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5788/
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"H.R. 5788: Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5788/.
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