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The bill strengthens and clarifies protections and modest guaranteed compensation for parents' strollers in air travel, but risks higher costs passed to passengers and a rushed regulatory implementation.
Parents and caregivers will have clearer legal protections because airlines must include strollers in carrier contracts and tag them 'handle with care', improving how strollers are treated and claimed.
Parents and caregivers can recover up to $2,175 for damaged strollers, giving families predictable compensation when child-transport equipment is lost or broken.
International travelers with strollers (especially parents) will face fewer legal conflicts because contract updates are aligned with the Montreal Convention.
Airline passengers (and taxpayers) may face higher fares or fees because airlines could pass along increased compliance and administrative costs for tagging strollers and updating contracts.
Owners of high-end or specially equipped strollers (usually parents) may be undercompensated because the fixed $2,175 liability cap can be inadequate for expensive or customized equipment.
Federal employees, airlines, and stakeholders could face implementation strain because the 180-day deadline for updating contracts may rush FAA rulemaking and regulatory review.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Requires the FAA to require carriers to list and tag strollers in contracts of carriage and sets stroller damage liability at $2,175.
Official title: 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.
Introduced April 29, 2026 by Ryan Mackenzie · Last progress April 29, 2026
Requires the FAA to issue regulations within 180 days requiring all air carriers to include strollers in their contracts of carriage, mark (tag) strollers as items that must be handled with care, and set a $2,175 liability amount for carrier damage to a stroller. Defines "stroller" as a collapsible carriage designed as a chair for pushing a small child and similar child-holding devices. The bill aligns carrier contract changes with the Montreal Convention and directs the FAA to update two parts of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations: part 253 (contracts of carriage) and 14 C.F.R. §254.4 (baggage liability limits for damage to strollers).