# 119-hr-5039: Wheelchair Right to Repair Act

119-hr-5039, Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5039
- Congress: 119
- Title: Wheelchair Right to Repair Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a narrow right-to-repair for powered mobility assistance devices (PMADs).** This bill would let owners and independent repair providers bypass security locks and access the parts, embedded software, firmware, documentation, and tools needed to diagnose, maintain, and repair motorized wheelchairs and wearable walking-assist devices. - Owners and independent repair providers: Would be allowed to circumvent technological protections and obtain or make the technologies, parts, and tools needed to diagnose, maintain, or repair PMADs. - Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs): Would have to provide documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, and repair tools on fair and reasonable terms and post clear notices and a standard request process within 90 days. - Enforcement and liability: Would let the Federal Trade Commission treat violations as unfair or deceptive acts and allow state attorneys general to sue for compliance and penalties. OEMs and authorized repairers would be shielded from liability for repair-caused damage unless a design or manufacturing defect caused the harm.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Manufacturers must share wheelchair repair tools: benefit, medium. This bill would require makers of powered wheelchairs and similar devices to give owners and independent shops the manuals, parts, and software needed to fix them on fair and reasonable terms. Makers would also have to provide tools to disable and reset security locks during repair, possibly throug…
- Unlock digital locks to fix wheelchairs: benefit, low. This bill would let you bypass a digital lock on a powered mobility device when done to diagnose, maintain, or repair it. It would also let companies make, import, and sell the tools used for those fixes. These permissions would only apply for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of these devices.
- Limits on maker liability for DIY repairs: mixed, low. This bill would limit a maker’s or authorized shop’s liability for harm caused by an owner or independent shop during a repair. It would not shield liability for design or manufacturing defects. For owners, this could reduce some legal claims if a DIY or third-party repair goes wrong.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5039 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5039)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5039 (as of 2026-04-21).