[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1811 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1811

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit voice communications 
 through mobile communication devices on commercial passenger flights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 12 (legislative day, December 11), 2013

   Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. 
    Begich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit voice communications 
 through mobile communication devices on commercial passenger flights.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Flight Courtesy Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 41725. LIMITATION ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an 
individual may not engage in voice communications through a mobile 
communication device while onboard an aircraft in scheduled passenger 
interstate or intrastate air transportation.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
            ``(1) individuals traveling on aircraft operated by a 
        foreign carrier unless such travel is between airports located 
        within the United States;
            ``(2) members of the flight crew or Federal Air Marshals 
        who are conducting official business on behalf of the 
        Transportation Security Administration;
            ``(3) the use of in-flight phones that are affixed to the 
        aircraft; or
            ``(4) chartered or private flights.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in chapter 417 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 41724 the following new item:

``41725. Limitation on mobile communications devices.''.
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