Stroller Handling and Liability Act

Summary#

This bill directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations within 180 days that would require all air carriers to include strollers in their contract of carriage and to tag strollers to be handled with care. It also directs the Administrator to amend rules to set a liability amount for damage to a stroller at $2,175, within the existing baggage liability limit. The bill says those changes must be consistent with the Montreal Convention. The bill defines a stroller as a collapsible carriage designed as a chair to push a small child and includes other devices used to hold children while moving. The bill was introduced April 29, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

What it means for you#

  • Airlines would need to list strollers in their posted contract of carriage.
  • Airlines would be required to tag strollers so they are marked to be handled with care.
  • If a stroller is damaged, the bill sets a maximum carrier liability of $2,175 for that damage.
  • The FAA would have 180 days after the bill becomes law to write these rules.

Expenses#

  • The bill sets a damage liability limit of $2,175 for a stroller.
  • No publicly available information about other costs, enforcement expenses, or impacts on carriers or the federal government is included in the bill text.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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