FARM Act

This bill would require makers of farm equipment, such as tractors and combines, to make repair documents, parts, software, firmware, and tools available to equipment owners and independent repair shops on terms the bill defines as fair and reasonable. Manufacturers would have to give owners the data their equipment generates, and share it with a repair shop if the owner approves. The bill would allow people to get around digital locks on farm equipment software for repair and related purposes, but would not allow changes that permanently break safety or emissions rules. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the law and write rules, and manufacturers that stop offering repair items would face daily fines of $1,000 to $5,000.

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Sponsors

• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors