S. 1450 · 115th Congress
Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lamar Alexander
- Introduced
- 2017-06-28
- Latest action
- 2017-06-28 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations prohibiting an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile device during a flight in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation. DOT must exempt from the prohibition: (1) members of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.