US EditionWhy Service Members Deserve the Right to Repair
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The Warrior Right to Repair Act would require contractors to provide fair access to parts and repair data, aiming to reduce costs and improve military readiness, supported by 74% of Americans.
- On Tuesday, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tim Sheehy introduced legislation aimed at requiring military contractors to provide equitable access to repair parts and technical data for defense equipment.
- The legislation responds to long-standing contractor restrictions that force the Pentagon to rely on expensive external repairs, increasing costs and delaying readiness.
- Military branches like the Army and Navy have faced costly delays, including flying contractors out for simple fixes and shipping engines overseas, while service members lack repair access.
- Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense emphasized that Pentagon contractors have profited extensively from overpriced repair agreements, which harm military preparedness and burden taxpayers.
- If passed, the bill could improve warfighter safety, reduce costs, and strengthen national security by allowing service members to repair their own equipment promptly and efficiently.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to empower military with rights to repair own equipment
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to give the Pentagon greater control over equipment repairs by requiring contractors to provide the technical data and materials the military needs to maintain its own equipment. The legislation, dubbed as the “Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025,” seeks to prohibit the Defense Department from entering into contracts for goods unless the contractor agrees in writing to provide “fair and reasonable acces…
Gloucester Daily Times
Warren wants to give military a 'right to repair'
BOSTON — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is leading a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to authorize the military to repair its own weapons and machinery, arguing the "common sense" move would save taxpayers' money and improve readiness.
Watauga Democrat
Bipartisan bill would allow military servicemembers to repair own equipment
(The Center Square) – With the federal government pouring roughly $900 billion a year into the Department of Defense, two lawmakers have crafted a bill that would improve military readiness while saving taxpayers potentially billions of dollars.
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