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H.R. 9530

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9530, the Quiet Skies Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 29, 2026 by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Jun 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 9530 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb9530/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9530 IH: Quiet Skies Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9530  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 29, 2026   Ms. Scholten  (for herself,  Mr. Crawford ,  Mr. Stanton , and  Mr. Bresnahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prohibit certain cell phone voice communications on aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Quiet Skies Act  .
2.
Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule with respect to the regulations required to be issued under section 41725 of title 49, United States Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-06-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prohibit certain cell phone voice communications on aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation.

Sponsors

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D) sponsors H.R. 9530, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9530 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jun 29, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9530 has taken 2 actions since Jun 29, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 29, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 9530 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9530 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Quiet Skies Act — Display Title
  • Quiet Skies Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to prohibit certain cell phone voice communications on aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 9530 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Travel/Tourism, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SHANE DOWNEY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONGLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$65K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9530 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9530’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr9530/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9530, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 9530.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4317]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com