HR9530Referred to Committee

Quiet Skies Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-29
Introduced
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Hillary J. Scholten
Hillary J. Scholten
Democrat · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 93.7% (622 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (5)

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-06-29

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Plain-English Summary

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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Transportation and Public Works

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9530 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9530 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Quiet Skies Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CELL PHONE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule with respect to the regulations required to be issued under section 41725 of title 49, United States Code. <all>
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