South Carolina Motorcycle Rights Association

Repair Act Takes a Step Forward

Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce passed H.R. 906, the Repair Act. As a reminder, H.R. 906 mandates that consumers and independent maintenance shops have access to the parts, tools and information needed to work on vehicles.

Fundamentally, this act helps preserve motorcyclists’ choices and a fair marketplace. It allows consumers to work on their bikes themselves or to obtain service at the shop of their choice. Otherwise, they could have no choice but to receive service from a dealer or manufacturer.

This move by the subcommittee is a key step toward the passage of this much-needed bill. Next, the full House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has authority over this issue, will consider the bill. The subcommittee and committee processes allow lawmakers the opportunity to discuss, debate, and amend bills before they head to the House floor for final passage.

Concerns, including public safety, data ownership and cyber security, were raised during the subcommittee hearing. The lead author of the bill, Representative Neal Dunn of Florida,

has pledged to collaborate with his colleagues to address these concerns.

This committee was a crucial legislative process in the long road to the final passage. H.R. 906 now has forty-six (46) bipartisan cosponsors. It is not too late to contact your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R. 906. Click here and tell Congress to support the Repair Act.

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