The Department of War spends tens of billions annually to sustain its fleet of more than 420,000 vehicles--but outdated restrictions often prevent it from working with the small- and mid-sized American businesses best equipped to do the job. The Warrior Right to Repair Act would fix that, unlocking new opportunities for manufacturers, suppliers and specialty-equipment companies to compete for defense sustainment contracts.  

What SEMA Accomplished:

SEMA joined a coalition to advocate for the Warrior Right to Repair Bill. Despite a short turnaround, SEMA Action was able to submit over 8,000 comments to congress and had over 320 small businesses add their name to a coalition letter to leadership.  

What happened:

2025 language for this bill was approved by both chambers of Congress. However, when the National Defense Authorization Act went to conference, the language from both the House and the Senate was removed.

We’re not done yet:

In the place of our preferred measures, a narrower provision keeps the issue alive. The compromise will require the Pentagon to build a new digital system to track technical data it gets from contractors and verify if they are meeting their obligations – it also required regular reports to congress on gas and progress.    

SEMA Action remains determined to continue in this fight and ensure that our troops have the ability to rapidly fabricate, retrofit, and repair their own equipment.