[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[H.R. 4495 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 419

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4495

                          [Report No. 103-771]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all 
 scheduled airline flight segments in air transportation or intrastate 
                          air transportation.

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                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 419
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4495

                          [Report No. 103-771]

 To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all 
 scheduled airline flight segments in air transportation or intrastate 
                          air transportation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1994

  Mr. Oberstar (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and 
                             Transportation

                            October 3, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. Swett, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. Washington, Mr. Miller 
   of California, Mr. Borski, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Evans, Mr. Synar, Ms. 
   Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
 Meehan, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Canady, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stark, 
  Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Yates, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Barcia of 
                Michigan, Mr. Hamburg, and Mr. Lipinski

                            October 3, 1994

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all 
 scheduled airline flight segments in air transportation or intrastate 
                          air transportation.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 
1994''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SMOKING ON SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 41706 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 41706. Prohibitions against smoking on scheduled flights
    ``(a) Smoking Prohibition in Intrastate and Interstate Air 
Transportation.--An individual may not smoke in the passenger cabin or 
lavatory of an aircraft on a scheduled airline flight segment in 
interstate air transportation or intrastate air transportation.
    ``(b) Smoking Prohibition in Foreign Air Transportation.--The 
Secretary of Transportation shall require all air carriers and foreign 
air carriers to prohibit, on and after the 120th day following the date 
of the enactment of the Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act of 1994, smoking 
in the passenger cabin and lavatory of any aircraft on a scheduled 
airline flight segment within the United States or between a place in 
the United States and a place outside the United States.
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the 60th day following the date of the enactment of this 
Act.