Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008

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24 cosponsors · 19 D, 5 R

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Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008 - Prohibits any individual (except flight crew members, flight attendants, or federal law enforcement officers) from engaging in voice communications using a mobile communications device on a passenger aircraft during a flight.

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Sep 28, 2008

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to require all domestic and foreign air carriers to adopt this prohibition.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive this prohibition for air carriers of foreign countries that have negotiated an alternative prohibition on voice communications using such devices during a flight.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008

Latest action (Sep 28, 2008): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 15, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.