Wheelchair Right to Repair Act

Hozzl · 2025-09-19T17:03:40Z

Explore the details of House Bill 5039 Wheelchair Right to Repair Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Commerce. Stay informed on legislative developments.

9/19/2025, 5:03 PM

Summary of Bill HR 5039

The Wheelchair Right to Repair Act, designated as H.R. 5039 in the 119th Congress and introduced on August 26, 2025, aims to address issues related to the repair of wheelchairs. The bill likely focuses on ensuring wheelchair users have the right and ability to repair their equipment, potentially by providing directives for manufacturers or service providers. For further details and the full text of the bill, the official PDF version can be accessed at the provided URL.

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Current Status of Bill HR 5039

Bill HR 5039 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since August 26, 2025. Bill HR 5039 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on August 26, 2025. Bill HR 5039's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of August 26, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5039

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Commerce

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5039

Wheelchair Right to Repair Act

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exception for circumvention for the diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of a powered mobility assistance device, to require original equipment manufacturers of powered mobility assistance devices to make available certain documentation, diagnostic, and repair information to independent repair providers and consumers, and for other purposes.

Comments

Emmanuel Burnette

462

3 months ago

Why this bill make it harder for me fix my wheelchair? I need my wheelchair to get around and now this bill gonna make it more expensive to repair it. This not fair to people like me who rely on our wheelchairs every day. Why they make it so hard for us to take care of our own equipment? This bill need to be changed to help people like me who need our wheelchairs to live our lives.