HR9530Referred to Committee

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.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-29
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3
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Hillary J. Scholten
Hillary J. Scholten
Democrat · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 93.7% (559 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-06-29

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The federal government would be required to create rules banning passengers from making voice calls on their cell phones during flights on commercial airlines. This would apply to all scheduled passenger flights traveling between states or within a single state, protecting both travelers and flight crews from disruptive phone conversations at high altitudes. The Transportation Department would be responsible for developing and enforcing these regulations.

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