HR 1772
118th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2