H.R. 8579 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8579 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2026Mr. Mackenzie (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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. 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.