REPAIR Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would guarantee vehicle owners and their chosen designees access to vehicle-generated data and critical repair information and tools. It focuses on preserving competition in the motor vehicle repair market while giving the Federal Trade Commission enforcement authority and directing NHTSA and NIST to set security and access rules.
Show full summary
- Owners and families would be able to access vehicle-generated data, including through physical ports. Wireless access must be offered at a fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory cost and protected with cryptographic safeguards equal to those given to manufacturers and select third parties.
- Independent repair shops, aftermarket parts makers, remanufacturers, and diagnostic tool manufacturers would get required access to critical repair information, tools, and parts on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms. The bill would bar manufacturers from intentionally disabling compatible aftermarket or alternative parts via software updates except when NHTSA orders a safety action.
- Enforcement and implementation would be handled by the Federal Trade Commission under the FTC Act with a complaint process, an advisory committee to advise on barriers to competition, and rulemaking that directs NHTSA and NIST to set security and consumer notification standards within set timelines.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Owners and shops get vehicle data
If enacted, manufacturers would have to give owners and their designees access to vehicle-generated data and physical ports starting 180 days after enactment. Wireless telematics data would be provided to owners or designees at a fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory price and with the same cryptographic protections manufacturers give their own partners. Critical repair information, tools, and parts must also be available to owners, repair shops, and aftermarket makers on fair and nondiscriminatory terms. Makers could not use software updates to intentionally disable compatible alternative or aftermarket parts except for cybersecurity reasons or a required NHTSA order. NHTSA, with NIST, would have 1 year to write security and access rules.
Federal rules override state and contracts
If enacted, this bill would make federal rules take precedence over any state law that conflicts with it. States could not force use of a specific brand or ban aftermarket, recycled, or remanufactured parts just because they are such parts. Any contract made on or after enactment that tries to let a vehicle maker avoid these obligations would be void to that extent. The bill also says if a court strikes one part down, the rest would stay in effect.
FTC complaint rules and oversight
If enacted, the FTC would enforce these rules as unfair or deceptive acts and must set up a complaint system within 90 days. The FTC would forward complaints to the car maker and ask for a written answer within 30 days. If the maker does not answer, the FTC would investigate and must finish within 5 months. The FTC would also create an advisory committee within 90 days to meet at least three times a year and give reports, and the FTC must report to Congress within 2 years and every two years after that.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Josh Hawley
MO • R
Sponsored 4/9/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/15/2025
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/20/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/10/2025
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.govTake It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in