House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Lightfoot R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 20, 1990
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 12, 1990 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
48 cosponsors — 18 Republicans, 30 Democrats
31 of 48 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Helen Bentley (R-MD), James Bilbray (D-NV), William Clinger (R-PA), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), John Conyers (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Glenn English (D-OK), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Peter Hoagland (D-NE), Frank Horton (R-NY), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Greg Laughlin (R-TX), John Lewis (D-GA), Thomas Lewis (R-FL) and 18 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Lightfoot.
- H.R. 952 (101st) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a trails interpretation center in the city of Council Bluffs…
- H.R. 3498 (101st) To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions imposed upon aircraft pilots.
- H.Res. 374 (101st) To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that committee reports accompanying bills include estimates of their costs…
- H.R. 1782 (101st) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit taxpayers to elect to pay tax shown on return in installments.
- H.J.Res. 168 (101st) Designating September 21, 1989, as "National Farm Safety Day for Kids".
- H.Res. 349 (101st) Permitting certain information to be included in franked mass mailing by Members of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.