WHEELChairs on Airplanes Act
United States118th CongressHR-1772House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 24, 2023
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.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
House of Representatives
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