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MOBILE Act

USA118th CongressHR-3082| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2023
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (7)
Dina Titus (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Mobility aids On Board Improve Lives and Empower all Act or the MOBILE Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations related to the accommodations that air carriers and foreign air carriers make for passengers with wheelchairs (including power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, and scooters); DOT must also develop a road map and study the issue. Specifically, air carriers must publish the dimensions of aircraft cargo holds. An air carrier must offer a full refund to an individual with a disability who is traveling with a wheelchair and cannot fly on the existing aircraft because the cargo hold cannot physically accommodate the wheelchair. DOT must also evaluate data on the mishandling of wheelchairs on aircraft (e.g., damages, delays, or loss) and submit a publicly available report to Congress, which must include DOT's plans to address issues in the report; submit a strategic road map to Congress describing how DOT and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the Access Board) will establish a research program on the feasibility of main cabin wheelchair restraint systems; and study, if DOT first determines doing so would be technically feasible, the economic and financial feasibility of air carriers accommodating passengers with wheelchairs in the main cabin during flight.
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Timeline
May 4, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1459
Introduced in Senate
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • May 4, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1459
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 5, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3935: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • S 118-1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • S 118-1459: MOBILE Act

MOBILE Act

USA118th CongressHR-3082| House 
| Updated: 5/8/2023
Mobility aids On Board Improve Lives and Empower all Act or the MOBILE Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue regulations related to the accommodations that air carriers and foreign air carriers make for passengers with wheelchairs (including power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs, and scooters); DOT must also develop a road map and study the issue. Specifically, air carriers must publish the dimensions of aircraft cargo holds. An air carrier must offer a full refund to an individual with a disability who is traveling with a wheelchair and cannot fly on the existing aircraft because the cargo hold cannot physically accommodate the wheelchair. DOT must also evaluate data on the mishandling of wheelchairs on aircraft (e.g., damages, delays, or loss) and submit a publicly available report to Congress, which must include DOT's plans to address issues in the report; submit a strategic road map to Congress describing how DOT and the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the Access Board) will establish a research program on the feasibility of main cabin wheelchair restraint systems; and study, if DOT first determines doing so would be technically feasible, the economic and financial feasibility of air carriers accommodating passengers with wheelchairs in the main cabin during flight.
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Timeline
May 4, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 118-1459
Introduced in Senate
May 5, 2023
Introduced in House
May 5, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  • May 4, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 118-1459
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 5, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 5, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • May 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (7)
Dina Titus (Democratic)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Derrick Van Orden (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3935: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • S 118-1939: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
  • S 118-1459: MOBILE Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted