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S 1811 113th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Telephone and wireless communication

Commercial Flight Courtesy Act

Introduced: December 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Dec 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 12, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Flight Courtesy Act - Prohibits an individual, with specified exceptions, from engaging in voice communications through a mobile communication device while onboard a domestic passenger aircraft.

What's happening now December 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 11, 2014
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 4, 2014
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 16, 2013
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1811: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1811/
MLA
"S. 1811: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1811/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1811, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1811/.
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[S. 1811: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1811/)
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