H.R. 3840: Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015
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H.R. 3840: Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-27 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015
Plain summary
B anning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015 This bill requires the use of an electronic cigarette to be treated as smoking for purposes of provisions prohibiting smoking on passenger flights.
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Official text
Banning the Use of Electronic Cigarettes on Airplanes Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3840.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114