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S 1450 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Telephone and wireless communication

Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017

Introduced: June 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation. DOT must exempt from the prohibition: (1) members of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.

What's happening now June 28, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1405 Related bill Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
  • HR 2997 Related bill 21st Century AIRR Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1450: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1450/
MLA
"S. 1450: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1450/.
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S. 1450, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1450/.
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[S. 1450: Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1450/)
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