Quiet Skies Act
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.
This bill, HB9530, proposes to make it mandatory for the Secretary of Transportation to create rules that would ban specific types of cell phone voice communications during flights on planes that carry passengers across state lines or within a state. This means that, if the bill becomes law, you would not be able to make or receive voice calls on your cell phone while the plane is in the air on scheduled flights. The bill was introduced on June 29, 2026, and has been sent to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for further review.
The people affected by this bill would primarily be passengers on scheduled air flights, both interstate and intrastate. It aims to potentially enhance safety and reduce distractions during flights by limiting voice communications via cell phones. The current status of the bill is that it has just been introduced and referred to the relevant committee for further action. It is early in the legislative process, and more steps are needed before it could become law.
The bill has been co-sponsored by Eric Crawford, Greg Stanton, Hillary Scholten, and Robert Bresnahan, showing bipartisan support. The next key steps will likely involve the committee reviewing the bill, possibly holding hearings, and then deciding whether to recommend it for a full House vote.
