HR 6570 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

REPAIR Act.

Latest action · Feb 3, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 2, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act or the REPAIR Act

This bill requires a motor vehicle manufacturer to provide to a vehicle's owner certain direct, real-time, in-vehicle data generated by the operation of the vehicle that is related to diagnostics, repair, service, wear, and calibration or recalibration of parts and systems of the vehicle.

Specifically, a vehicle manufacturer may not impair an owner's access to such vehicle-generated data or impair an aftermarket parts manufacturer from producing or offering compatible aftermarket parts. A manufacturer also must make available to the vehicle's owner, and designees, vehicle-generated data through a standardized access platform. Outside of a recall, a manufacturer may not mandate or recommend the use of a particular brand or manufacturer of parts, tools, or equipment.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must issue standards for access to vehicle data through the standardized access platform.

The Federal Trade Commission must establish an advisory committee to assess and report on existing and emerging barriers to vehicle repair and vehicle owners' control over their vehicle-generated data.

This bill provides authority for the commission to enforce these requirements.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2022 to Oct 28, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHWarren DavidsonMar 31, 2022
D-NYMondaire JonesApr 14, 2022
R-FLNeal P. DunnApr 14, 2022
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 3, 2022
R-NYTom ReedMay 3, 2022
D-PADwight EvansMay 10, 2022
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 10, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoJun 9, 2022
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJun 9, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenJul 13, 2022
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 26, 2022
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 26, 2022
D-ILDanny K. DavisOct 28, 2022
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 28, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarOct 28, 2022
D-NJTom MalinowskiOct 28, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 2, 2022
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  2. Feb 2, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 21, February 2, 2022, page H917.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide them choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
REPAIR Act.
Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2022Introduced in House

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