FARM Act

This bill would require makers of farm equipment, such as tractors and combines, to make repair documentation, parts, software, firmware, and tools available to equipment owners and independent repair shops on terms set out in the bill. Documentation and tools would be free to owners except for the cost of physical copies, and makers would have to give owners their equipment data. It would allow people to get around digital locks on farm equipment software for repair and related purposes. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the law, and makers that stop offering repair items would face daily fines of $1,000 to $5,000. The bill would not require makers to reveal trade secrets except as needed for repair access, and it would not allow changes that break safety or emissions laws.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors