H.R. 1772 · 118th 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 · Mar 23, 2023
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 of all air carriers and foreign air carriers to compile each of their policies regarding lithium-ion battery-powered wheelchairs and mobility aids and determine whether any of the policies are more restrictive than FAA safety standards.
The bill requires air carriers with more restrictive policies than the FAA and those that do not have a policy in effect to update their policies. The FAA must assess a civil penalty for any policy of the air carrier that remains noncompliant.
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 (Mar 24, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.