Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2007

To protect the rights of consumers to diagnose, service, maintain, and repair their motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

6/13/2007--Introduced.
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2007 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into U.S. commerce to:
(1) provide to the vehicle owner and service providers all information necessary to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the vehicle;
(2) offer for sale to consumers and service providers any related tool or equipment; and
(3) provide the information necessary to enable aftermarket tool companies to manufacture tools with the same functional characteristics. Exempts trade secrets, so long as the information is not disclosed to authorized dealers or service providers. Authorizes enforcement of this Act by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and civil actions by state attorneys general, consumers, and service providers.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
• and 54 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Jo Ann Davis
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • William Jefferson
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. F. Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Albert Wynn
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2694

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June 13, 2007

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• Introduced on Jun 13, 2007.
• Jun 13, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Jun 13, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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• Transportation
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• Automobile repair
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• Consumer protection
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In the News

August 12, 2008 Letter: Urge Congress to pass car Right to Repair Act

... to safety alerts and repair information as the new car dealer network, Congress introduced the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (HR 2694). ...

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August 04, 2008 Right to Repair legislation needed

Please visit www.rightto repair.org to send a letter to each of your congressional representatives, urging them to support the Right to Repair Act (HR 2694) ...

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September 25, 2007 Drivers in a Fix for Car Repairs Without "Right to Repair" Legislation

However, the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (HR 2694) was recently introduced in Congress to protect the rights of car owners to decide where and ...

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December 23, 2008 Frost Illustrated: Make Right to Repair Act critical with looming ...

With so many car dealerships in America projected to close next year, the need for the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (HR 2694) is even more critical to car owners than ever before. The fact is that there already aren’t ...

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December 03, 2008 River Valley Region December People & Places

Phil Hare, D-Ill., recently declared his support of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (HR 2694). The act would provide that because vehicles are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with virtually every system either ...

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November 25, 2008 Frost Illustrated: Government oversight of auto industry needed

The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (H.R. 2694) was introduced in Congress to offer protections for vehicle owners by making it illegal for vehicle manufacturers to withhold information necessary to diagnose, service or repair ...

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