Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 4, 2023
Step 2
Referred
May 4, 2023
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Step 3
Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
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, d...
Timeline · 2 actions
May 4, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 4, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.