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H.R. 2048: Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

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H.R. 2048: Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-05-03 · Commerce · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 13 .

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-05-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 13 . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

Plain summary

Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005 - Requires a manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or introduced into commerce in the United States to disclose to the vehicle owner or to a repair facility of the motor vehicle owner's choosing the information necessary to diagnose, service, or repair the vehicle. Sets forth protections for trade secrets. Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe a uniform methodology for manufacturer disclosure in writing and on the Internet. Prohibits the FTC from prescribing rules that interfere with the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding motor vehicle emissions control diagnostics systems. States that manufacturer noncompliance with this Act constitutes an unfair method of competition and an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting commerce within the purview of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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Official text

Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · 107 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Darrell Issa (R-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 47 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr2048 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109