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S. 519 (101st)

A bill to prohibit smoking on any scheduled airline flight in intrastate, interstate, or overseas air transportation.

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Introduced

7 March 1989

Last action

7 March 1989 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

Sponsors

Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE], Rep. Adams, Brock [D-WA-7], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Rep. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO-5], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

14 January 2025

Transport

Summary

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit smoking on all scheduled airline flights and make such prohibition permanent.

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Timeline

  1. 7 March 1989

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 March 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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