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HR 3793 98th Congress House

A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built commercial passenger-carrying aircraft…

Official title: A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 4, 1983 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
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 8 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.
Nov 3, 1983
Executive Comment Received From NTSB.
Sep 20, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB, NTSB.
Aug 18, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 4, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Aug 4, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 1984

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3793: A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3793/
MLA
"H.R. 3793: A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3793/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3793, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3793/.
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[H.R. 3793: A bill to require commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with comprehensive manually operated fire extinguishing systems to require newly built commercial passenger-carrying aircraft to be equipped with all available comprehensive fire protection technology, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-3793/)
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