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House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft.

H.R. 1309Introduced Mar 23, 1995Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Lightfoot R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 1, 1996 — 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

41 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 29 Democrats, 1 independent

31 of 41 cosponsors (76%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), John Baldacci (D-ME), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Eva Clayton (D-NC), William Clinger (R-PA), Barbara-Rose Collins (D-MI), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Victor Frazer (I-VI), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ron Klink (D-PA), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Constance Morella (R-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Parker (R-MS), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and 11 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jim Lightfoot.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.