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H.R. 7850

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Summary

H.R. 7850, the Farm Freedom to Repair Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2026 by Rep. Victoria Spartz (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7850 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb7850/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7850 IH: Farm Freedom to Repair Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7850  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2026   Mrs. Spartz  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Farm Freedom to Repair Act  .
2.
Diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment
Section 1201 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(l)
Diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(2), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof described in that subsection.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(1), it is not a violation of that subsection for a person, for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of digital electronic agricultural equipment, to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof described in that subsection.
(4)
For the purposes of this subsection, the term  digital electronic agricultural equipment  means any agricultural product dependent, in whole or in part, upon attached or embedded digital electronics to function.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment.

Sponsors

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R) sponsors H.R. 7850 alone.

Committees

H.R. 7850 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 5, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7850 has taken 2 actions since Mar 5, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 5, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7850 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7850 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Farm Freedom to Repair Act — Display Title
  • Farm Freedom to Repair Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7850 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7850’s is Commerce.

hr7850/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7850, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. SPARTZ:H.R. 7850.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2473]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com