3.0.0 2732 2023-01-11T13:17:09Z 2023-01-11T13:17:09Z Senate S S 2009-11-05 111 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-11-05T18:34:49Z 2009-11-05 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2009-11-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Department of Transportation Government studies and investigations Telephone and wireless communication Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-11-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-03-29T16:14:51Z Focused Flying Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to promulgate regulations prohibiting commercial flight crew members from using portable electronic devices in the aircraft's cockpit during a flight, except for: (1) uses directly related to flight operations or safety; (2) the collection of safety data; or (3) other FAA-approved purposes.

Directs the FAA Administrator to review relevant air carrier data and to study and report to Congress on: (1) common sources of distraction for cockpit commercial flight crew members; and (2) the safety impacts of such distractions.

]]> Focused Flying Act Display Title Focused Flying Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to promulgate regulations to prohibit the use of certain portable electronic devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft during flight and to conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Focused Flying Act Introduced in Senate 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2732is/xml/BILLS-111s2732is.xml 2009-11-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.