H.R. 8579

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8579 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8579

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue regulations to include strollers in the contract of carriage of 
air carriers and set a liability limit for damaged strollers, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 29, 2026

Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue regulations to include strollers in the contract of carriage of 
air carriers and set a liability limit for damaged strollers, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONTRACT OF CARRIAGE OF STROLLERS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall issue such regulations as are necessary to amend 
part 253 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to require all air 
carriers to--
(1) include strollers in the contract of carriage of such 
airline; and
(2) to tag any stroller with a denotation that such 
stroller shall be handled with care.
(b) Consistency.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall ensure that any update to the contract of carriage under such 
subsection shall be consistent with the Convention for the Unification 
of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (typically referred 
to as the ``Montreal Convention'').
(c) Limits on Baggage Liability.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to amend section 254.4 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to set a liability amount for damage to a 
stroller by an air carrier of $2,175, within the liability limit for 
all baggage under such section.
(d) Stroller Defined.--In this section, the term ``stroller''--
(1) means a collapsible carriage designed as a chair in 
which a small child may be pushed; and
(2) includes any other device used to hold children on the 
move.
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