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Union Calendar No. 345 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3676 

[Report No. 113–466] 

To establish a prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications during 

passenger flights, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2013 

Mr. SHUSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

MAY 30, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. DUNCAN

of Tennessee, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 

BUCSHON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COOPER, 

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. 

MARCHANT, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. NEAL, 

Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. BISHOP of New 

York, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. HAHN

MAY 30, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To establish a prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prohibiting In-Flight 

5 Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 

6 2013’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CELL PHONE VOICE 

8 COMMUNICATIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 417 of 

10 title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

11 end the following: 

12 ‘‘§ 41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice com13 munications 

14 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Transpor15 tation shall issue regulations— 

16 ‘‘(1) to prohibit an individual on an aircraft 

17 from engaging in voice communications using a mo18 bile communications device during a flight of that 

19 aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intra20 state air transportation; and 

21 ‘‘(2) that exempt from the prohibition described 

22 in paragraph (1) any— 

23 ‘‘(A) member of the flight crew on duty on 

24 an aircraft; 


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1 ‘‘(B) flight attendant on duty on an air2 craft; and 

3 ‘‘(C) Federal law enforcement officer act4 ing in an official capacity. 

5 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

6 definitions apply: 

7 ‘‘(1) FLIGHT.—The term ‘flight’ means, with 

8 respect to an aircraft, the period beginning when the 

9 aircraft takes off and ending when the aircraft 

10 lands. 

11 ‘‘(2) MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘mobile 

13 communications device’ means any portable 

14 wireless telecommunications equipment utilized 

15 for the transmission or reception of voice data. 

16 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The term ‘mobile com17 munications device’ does not include a phone in18 stalled on an aircraft.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap20 ter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 

21 inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the fol22 lowing: 

‘‘41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 345 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3676 

[Report No. 113–466] 

A BILL 

To establish a prohibition on certain cell phone 

and for other purposes. voice communications during passenger flights, 

MAY 30, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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