[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3513-H3514]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          EXPANDING THE RIGHTS OF PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, over 60 million Americans live with a 
disability, including many of our seniors and veterans. When they 
travel, these passengers deserve a safe and dignified flying 
experience, but I have heard all too often from constituents living 
with disabilities that their air travel experience can be anything but 
safe and dignified. Inaccessible restrooms and aircraft, damage to 
wheelchairs, or an absence of assistive devices can make air travel 
unpleasant or even impossible.

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  I was proud to vote for the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act, which 
expands the rights of passengers with disabilities and makes important 
strides for consumer protection and accessibility, including 
protections for powered wheelchairs, safer handling of assistive 
devices, new aircraft with accessibility standards, deadlines for DOT 
to investigate and respond to disability-related complaints, improved 
accessibility for airline mobile apps, and important updates 
to emergency medical kits on commercial planes.

  Many of these measures are key provisions from the Air Carrier Access 
Amendments Act, which I have proudly fought to advance since coming to 
Congress and will continue working to include.

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