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HR 4924 99th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aircraft Aviation Health Smoking

A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on flights of two hours or less and on flights where seating is not assigned.

Introduced: June 4, 1986 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 16, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
Jun 4, 1986
Introduced in House
Jun 4, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on passenger aircraft if: (1) the flight is scheduled for two hours or less; or (2) seating is not assigned on such flight.

What's happening now June 16, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 17, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4924: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on flights of two hours or less and on flights where seating is not assigned.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4924/
MLA
"H.R. 4924: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on flights of two hours or less and on flights where seating is not assigned.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4924/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4924, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4924/.
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[H.R. 4924: A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on board passenger-carrying aircraft on flights of two hours or less and on flights where seating is not assigned.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4924/)
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