United States · Bill · S
S. 3181 (111th)
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2010
Introduced
25 March 2010
Last action
25 March 2010 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2010 - Requires the manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold, leased, or otherwise introduced into commerce in the United States to provide to the owner of the motor vehicle and the service provider of the motor vehicle, using reasonable business means and on a non-discriminatory basis, all information and tools needed to diagnose, service, maintain, or repair the motor vehicle. Provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Permits civil actions by: (1) states on behalf of the state's residents; and (2) consumers and service providers. Provides for the protection of trade secrets, except that no information may be withheld by a manufacturer on the ground that it is a trade secret if that information is provided (directly or indirectly) to authorized dealers or service providers.
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Timeline
25 March 2010
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2010
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (S2127)
Source: IntroReferral
25 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2010 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3181
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/3181
- us · 111-s-3181 · source updated 14 August 2025