H.R. 9342 · 117th Congress
WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
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Working to Help Ensure Equity for Lithium-ion-powered Chairs on Airplanes Act or the WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 17, 2022
Working to Help Ensure Equity for Lithium-ion-powered Chairs on Airplanes Act or the WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct an annual survey on all carriers and foreign air carriers to compile the policies regarding lithium-ion battery-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids of each U.S. air carrier and foreign air carrier and determine whether any of the policies are more restrictive than FAA safety standards or inconsistent with FAA standards for adequate protection.
The bill requires air carriers with inconsistent or more restrictive policies than the FAA and those that do not have a policy in effect to update their policies.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
Also known as: Working to Help Ensure Equity for Lithium-ion-powered Chairs on Airplanes Act
Latest action (Nov 17, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: None assigned · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 17, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.