HR7404-119

In Committee

Fair Repair Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 5, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Fair Repair Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Technology, Trade.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H08C6A1BE92B9411DA5A825C78E9605D3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Repair Act.
  • Section H0EE6F4F429EB469892827645108A85CD: 2. Requirements for original equipment manufacturers In the case of digital electronic equipment manufactured by or on behalf of, sold, or otherwise supplied...
  • Section H838B43122ACE4BC0A8C9BDCADEA1B739: 3. Enforcement A violation of section 2 shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under section...
  • Section H199648D19DFC4917BBCE90311150032B: 4. Rules of construction, limitations, and non-application The following rules of construction, limitations, and non-application provisions apply to this Act:...
  • Section H66DE5B7CF697442CBC5C8F9B83187B78: 5. Limitation of liability No original equipment manufacturer or authorized repair provider shall be liable for any damage or injury to any digital electronic...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Fair Repair Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Technology, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, Fair Repair Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Technology Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 5, 2026

Mr. Morelle (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Technology Trade
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"motor vehicle dealer" §H9E751B4DBE8D4F67982BF2ABD0F3E3AF

a person who— is engaged in the business of selling or leasing new motor vehicles to another person pursuant to a franchise agreement

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