Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2962
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-06-20
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>B<strong>anning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2017</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 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2962 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2017 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 2017 . 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. .