U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

CSP · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

S.1379 and H.R.1566 REPAIR Act in the House To ensure consumers have access to data relating to motor vehicles of the consumers and critical repair information and tools for such motor vehicles, to provide such consumers with choices for the maintenance, service, and repair of such vehicles, and for other purposes.

Literal federal measure citations: S.1379, H.R.1566

DEF · Defense

Support repair provisions in new procurement contracts and to revise current contracts to include such provisions in the House and Senate versions of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act; Support the Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025 (H.R.5155/S.2209) To require DOD contractors to provide reasonable access to repair materials.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.5155, S.2209

HCR · Health Issues

In support of the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (H.5582/S.2355) to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.

Literal federal measure citations: S.2355

CPT · Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Support introduction of a bill to amend 17 USC Sec. 1201 to create a copyright exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for repair purposes in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

AGR · Agriculture

Agricultural Right to Repair Act (H.R.5604/S.3549) to require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to electronics-enabled implements of agriculture, and for other purposes.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.5604, S.3549

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Support for the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act. Opposition to the CFPB amending its definition of larger participants in four key consumer markets: auto finance, debt collection, credit reporting, and international money transfers.