Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3840
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-10-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>B<strong>anning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the use of an electronic cigarette to be treated as smoking for purposes of provisions prohibiting smoking on passenger flights.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2015 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to prohibiting the use of electronic cigarettes on passenger flights, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibitions against smoking on passenger flights Section 41706 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Electronic cigarettes (1) Inclusion The use of an electronic cigarette shall be treated as smoking for purposes of this section. (2) Electronic cigarette defined In this section, the term electronic cigarette means a device that delivers nicotine or other substances to a user of the device in the form of a vapor that is inhaled to simulate the experience of smoking. .