# 119-hr-5857: FARM Act

119-hr-5857, FARM Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5857
- Congress: 119
- Title: FARM Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-23

## Summary

**Guarantees owner and independent repair access to the documentation, parts, software, firmware, tools, and operational data needed to diagnose, maintain, upgrade, reprogram, or repair farm equipment.** It sets clear definitions and requires original equipment manufacturers to provide those materials on fair and reasonable terms. - Owners can obtain the farm equipment data generated by their machines and get necessary documentation, parts, software, firmware, or tools on fair and reasonable terms. - Independent repair providers may access the same materials and tools on fair and reasonable terms and can use circumvention tools where necessary for diagnosis, repair, security research, or interoperability with controlling software. - Original equipment manufacturers must continue offering required parts, documentation, software, and tools and ensure parts can be replaced without damage; they face civil penalties of $1,000 per day for a first violation, $2,000 per day for a second, and $5,000 per day for third and subsequent violations. - The Federal Trade Commission enforces these rules as unfair or deceptive acts and can issue regulations to implement the law that are consistent with the Clean Air Act and related rules. - The act protects trade secrets to the extent necessary and prohibits modifications that permanently disable safety notifications, enable unauthorized changes to safety or emissions settings, or violate emissions or copyright laws.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Daily fines and FTC enforcement for repairs: benefit, medium. The bill would bar makers from stopping the offer of repair documents, parts, software, or tools to owners or repair shops. If they do, fines would apply per day: $1,000 for a first violation, $2,000 for a second, and $5,000 for a third or later. The Federal Trade Commission would treat violations…
- Repair rights for farm equipment owners: benefit, medium. If enacted, equipment makers would need to offer repair manuals, parts, software, firmware, and tools on fair and reasonable terms to owners and independent shops. You could get your machine’s data, or have it sent to a repair shop you choose. Makers would also need to offer tools to turn security…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-4099: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5857)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-4099: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4099)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5857 (as of 2026-07-23).