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HR 1772 118th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act

Introduced: March 23, 2023 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 23, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced in House
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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.

What's happening now March 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 30, 2023
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Mar 23, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1772: WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1772/
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"H.R. 1772: WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1772/.
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H.R. 1772, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1772/.
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