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H.R. 4643: Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017

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H.R. 4643: Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-14 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017

Plain summary

Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017 This bill amends federal transportation law to include among the duties and powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to aviation safety those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material. The FAA shall serve as the primary official representative of the United States on the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to repeal provisions prohibiting the Department of Transportation from issuing or enforcing any regulation or other requirement regarding the transportation by aircraft of lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries.

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Official text

Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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-cong115-hr4643 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115