Recently introduced bills H.R. 1566/S. 1379 represent the newest version of the ‘Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair’ Act, also known as the REPAIR Act, which seeks to codify legislation around Right to Repair for the benefit of independent service operations and vehicle owners.
The American Truck Dealers (ATD) came out against the REPAIR Act Tuesday, sending a letter to ranking members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce Committee stating the REPAIR Act bills are “overly broad and raise serious privacy, intellectual property, vehicle safety and cybersecurity concerns” for commercial vehicle dealers and their OEM partners.
On the other side, the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) was in Washington D.C. last month, meeting with legislators in support of the bills and “to protect and expand access to essential repair information for the commercial vehicle aftermarket.”
While in D.C., CVSN Executive Director Edward Kuo and Senior Director of Government Affairs Kristen Kellogg met directly with many key legislators and staff, including:
- Rep. Bob Latta (OH-05)
- Staff of Rep. Michael Rulli (OH-6)
- Rep. Rudy Yakym (IN-02)
- Rep. John James (MI-10)
- Staff of Senator Ben Ray Luján (NM)
- Rep. Neal P. Dunn, M.D. (FL-02)
- Staff of Sen. Jim Banks (IN)
CVSN believes its advocacy efforts are already ahead of last Congress’ pace, with growing bipartisan interest. The team continues to focus on gaining new legislative allies in both the House and Senate as momentum builds.
[RELATED: ATD leaders send letter to key legislators opposing REPAIR Act]
CVSN also put out a message Wednesday for its independent aftermarket commercial vehicle audience, requesting engagement around Right to Repair challenges when they arise.
“To advocate effectively on your behalf, we need to know when issues occur. If you are ever unable to complete a repair due to restricted access to tools, parts, software, or information, please fill out our Right to Repair survey so we can actively track and report these instances to lawmakers,” CVSN wrote.
