Where does right-to-repair legislation stand in Congress, and which organizations are lobbying for and against it? Map the coalition and the money, cited to the official record.

Right-to-Repair Legislation Status

Current stage: Multiple bills are referred to committee — none have passed either chamber yet.

Leading Bills

H.R. 1566 (REPAIR Act) — Introduced Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). Status: Forwarded by subcommittee to full committee (Feb 10, 2026). Focuses on motor vehicle repair access. 45 cosponsors (bipartisan: 24 R, 21 D).

S. 1379 (REPAIR Act) — Introduced Apr 9, 2025 by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM). Status: Referred to Commerce Committee. Companion to H.R. 1566.

H.R. 5039 (Wheelchair Right to Repair Act) — Introduced Aug 26, 2025 by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL). Status: Referred to Energy & Commerce and Judiciary. Targets medical devices.

S. 3821 (Fair Repair Act) — Introduced Feb 10, 2026 by Sen. Luján. Status: Referred to Commerce Committee. Broader digital electronics scope.

H.R. 5857 (FARM Act) and S. 3068 — Agricultural equipment repair; introduced Oct 28, 2025.

Lobbying Coalition Map

435 total Senate LDA filings on right-to-repair topics (2025–2026 Q3), filed by 89 distinct organizations and 93 registrants (firms + in-house).

Top Lobbying Spenders on H.R. 1566

Organization	Filings	Reported Amount	Type
Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.	2	$39,500,000	In-house
General Motors Company	1	$3,460,000	Outside firm
National Automobile Dealers Association	3	$2,586,000	In-house
Toyota Motor North America	2	$2,488,030	In-house
Allstate Insurance	1	$1,550,000	In-house
American Association for Justice	1	$1,480,000	In-house

Note: LDA amounts are per-filing totals; a single filing may cover multiple bills, so these reflect lobbying effort scale, not bill-specific spend.

Top Lobbying Clients (All Right-to-Repair Filings)

1. National Automobile Dealers Association — 22 filings (in-house + outside firms)
2. General Motors Company — 18 filings (outside firm)
3. National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies — 14 filings (outside firm)
4. Hyundai Motor Company — 13 filings (in-house + outside firms)
5. Case New Holland Industrial — 12 filings (farm equipment)
6. Hologic, Inc. — 12 filings (medical devices)
7. Caterpillar Inc. — 11 filings (heavy equipment)
8. Alliance for Automotive Innovation — 8 filings
9. Preventative Automotive Maintenance Association (PAMA) — 8 filings (independent repair shops)
10. Auto Care Association — 7 filings (independent repair)

Top Lobbying Firms

1. Crossroads Strategies, LLC — 14 filings, 2 clients
2. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP — 10 filings, 4 clients
3. Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies — 8 filings, 2 clients
4. Potomac Strategic Consulting LLC — 8 filings, 2 clients

PAC Money Behind H.R. 1566

Three key automotive PACs donated $1,852,610 to 267 members in the 2026 cycle:

• National Automobile Dealers Association PAC (C00040998) — dominant funder
• Alliance for Automotive Innovation PAC (C00516526)
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers PAC (C00442996)

Top recipients (all direct contributions):

Member	Amount	Party	State
James Walkinshaw	$22,500	D	VA
Donald Beyer	$20,000	D	VA
Brett Guthrie	$20,000	R	KY
Riley Moore	$20,000	R	WV
Roger Marshall	$18,000	R	KS

Coalition Composition

Lobbying activity shows NO stated positions in Senate LDA filings — organizations file to disclose they are active on the topic, not which side they support. However, the bill sponsors and cosponsors reveal the legislative coalition:

H.R. 1566 cosponsors (45 total):

• 24 Republicans (Dunn, Amodei, Harshbarger, Rose, Davidson, Thompson, Bost, Nunn, Van Orden, Bentz, Steube, Langworthy, Weber, Baumgartner, Downing, Bergman, Rouzer, Crawford, Goldman, Walberg, Grothman, Schweikert, Messmer)
• 21 Democrats (Landsman, Boyle, Khanna, Tonko, Mullin, Perez, Pettersen, Norton, Frost, Deluzio, Schrier, Subramanyam, Quigley, Titus, Vindman, Ramirez, Neguse, Lee, Golden, Correa, Ansari, Goodlander, Harder)

This bipartisan coalition spans rural (farm equipment), urban (consumer repair), and medical device constituencies.

Sources

• H.R. 1566 (REPAIR Act)
• S. 1379 (REPAIR Act)
• H.R. 5039 (Wheelchair Right to Repair Act)
• S. 3821 (Fair Repair Act)
• H.R. 5857 (FARM Act)
• S. 3068 (FARM Act)
• Senate LDA Filings: Chamber of Commerce, General Motors, NADA, Toyota
• National Automobile Dealers Association PAC (C00040998)
• Alliance for Automotive Innovation PAC (C00516526)
• Association of Equipment Manufacturers PAC (C00442996)