# 119-hr-7181: Replacement Parts Availability Act

119-hr-7181, Replacement Parts Availability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7181
- Congress: 119
- Title: Replacement Parts Availability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would protect the availability of replacement parts for complex durable goods and complex consumer goods** by exempting parts designed before a rule's publication and by forcing a high evidentiary standard before parts can be restricted. It would also limit upstream chemical curbs to narrow, manufacturer-only uses and mandate at least a 10-year transition period for any new prohibitions. - Households and repair shops: Parts for complex durable and consumer goods that were designed before a rule's publication would be exempted, helping keep repairs and parts available. Any prohibition or restriction that does apply must include a transition of not less than 10 years. - Manufacturers and chemical suppliers: The Administrator would be barred from blocking manufacture, processing, or import of chemicals needed to make exempted replacement parts as long as such activity is limited exclusively to the replacement-part manufacturer. This preserves narrow upstream supply for making replacement parts. - Federal regulators and rulemaking: The Administrator could regulate a replacement part only after a risk evaluation shows the part alone contributes significantly to risk to the general population or an identified susceptible subpopulation and an express written determination is supported by substantial evidence. The bill also clarifies that excluding replacement parts from a risk evaluation can serve as final agency action for pre-date parts and makes small textual corrections to Section 3 of TSCA.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keeps replacement parts available for consumers: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would limit when federal regulators can ban or restrict replacement parts for complex durable and consumer goods. It would exempt replacement parts that were designed before the rule's publication date in the Federal Register. The Administrator could only regulate such parts a…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7181 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7181)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3668)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7181 (as of 2026-04-21).