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H.R. 3676: Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013

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H.R. 3676: Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-09 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary 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. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) on-duty flight crews and attendants, and (2) federal law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity.

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Official text

Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] · 33 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3676 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113