H.R. 9530 119th Congress House

Quiet Skies Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prohibit certain cell phone voice communications on aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.

Introduced: June 29, 2026 Introduced by: Hillary J. Scholten Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Sep 15, 2026

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 15, 2026

Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged

Jun 30, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Jun 29, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jun 29, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now September 15, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Aviation Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
for GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
for GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
2 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2 filings
SENATE
2 filings

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Cosponsors 5

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Aug 31, 2026

Lawler, Michael

New York · Aug 31, 2026

Bresnahan, Robert P.

Pennsylvania · Jun 29, 2026

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"

Arkansas · Jun 29, 2026

Stanton, Greg

Arizona · Jun 29, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9530: Quiet Skies Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9530/

MLA

"H.R. 9530: Quiet Skies Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9530/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 9530, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9530/.

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