S. 3549 · 117th Congress · Senate

Agricultural Right to Repair Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
Feb 1, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Agricultural Right to Repair Act

This bill requires original manufacturers of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment to provide (on fair and reasonable terms) owners or independent repair shops with the documentation, parts, software, and tools needed to diagnose, maintain, or repair such equipment.

If an original manufacturer stops providing required items, any related copyrights or patents held by that manufacturer shall be placed in the public domain. Furthermore, the bill allows individuals, in specified circumstances, to circumvent copyright protections to facilitate diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of electronics-enabled agricultural equipment.

The bill provides for enforcement through the Federal Trade Commission.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 01, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Referred: Feb 1, 2022

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