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HR 3264 98th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aircraft Aviation Fire prevention Fires and Fire Fighters Public safety Smoke detectors

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers in all aircraft lavatories and…

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A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers in all aircraft lavatories and galley areas.

Introduced: June 9, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 1, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 26, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 26, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, NTSB, OMB.
Jun 23, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 9, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jun 9, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require fire equipment on certain passenger-carrying aircraft in the lavatory and galley areas.

What's happening now August 2, 1984

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 30, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 22, 1983
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3264: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers in all aircraft lavatories and galley areas.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3264/
MLA
"H.R. 3264: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with smoke detectors and automatic fire extinguishers in all aircraft lavatories and galley areas.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3264/.
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H.R. 3264, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3264/.
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