Gluesenkamp Perez and Colleagues Introduce Bill to Ensure the Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez hosts a listening session with farmers and producers in Battle Ground in April. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), along with Reps. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), and Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), introduced the Agriculture Right to Repair Act, a bill to establish a comprehensive framework for the right […]

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Feds tell automakers not to comply with Mass. “right to repair” law

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Mass. Begins Enforcing New ‘Right To Repair’ Law After Automakers Lied It Would Aid Sexual Predators

In late 2020, Massachusetts lawmakers (with overwhelming public support) passed an expansion of the state’s “right to repair” law. The original law was the first in the nation to be passe…

Minnesota Passes Helpful But Lobbyist Limited ‘Right To Repair’ Law

Despite industry best efforts to prevent it, the “right to repair” movement shows no sign of slowing down. This week, Minnesota was the latest state to pass a new right to repair law. S…

Lobbyists Descend On California To Scuttle Right To Repair Efforts

While U.S. consumer protection is generally a hot mess, one promising bright spot continues to be the bipartisan traction seen on right to repair issues. For decades, tech giants across numerous se…