FARM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5857 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5857 To require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to farm equipment, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2025 Ms. Perez (for herself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools with respect to farm equipment, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance Act'' or the ``FARM Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Authorized repair provider.--The term ``authorized repair provider''-- (A) means, with respect to farm equipment of an original equipment manufacturer, a person that has an arrangement with an OEM under which the OEM grants such person a license to use a trade name, service mark, or other proprietary identifier for the purposes of offering diagnosis, maintenance, or repair services for the farm equipment on behalf of such person or the OEM; and (B) includes, with respect to farm equipment, an OEM who offers diagnosis, maintenance, or repair services for the farm equipment that the OEM manufactures or offers for sale. (2) Commonly available.--The term ``commonly available'' means any item that is commercially available for purchase from more than a single seller and is not solely made available by an OEM for use on such OEM's products. (3) Documentation.--The term ``documentation'