Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
last year, Congress fell Military right to repair provisions received widespread support in the annual defense policy bill — and now we may know who was pushing them to do so. Recently released lobbying reports reveal that companies like John Deere, Garmin, Philips, and many others have collectively spent millions of dollars on lobbying efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and in some cases specifically on reform issues.
Pentagon President Pete HegsethIn addition Leaders in the army and Navyindicated they were on board with the military right to repair in the months leading up to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) vote last December. The National Defense Authorization Act included language from Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Texas) Veteran’s Right to Repair Actwhich would provide all branches of the military with the information they need to repair and maintain their equipment.
But lawmakers removed this provision and Contractor supported alternative It would implement a “data as a service” model for accessing repair materials. And now, Lobbying Disclosure Act Reports The submission to Congress shows that military contractors such as RTX, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems were not the only ones to contribute money to issues related to the right to repair and intellectual property.
Between October 1 and December 31, 2025, John Deere, Major Opponent of the Right to Reform movementHe spent More than $700,000 for lobbying efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act and Three individual draft laws related to the right to repair: the Freedom of Repair Law, Fair Reform Actand Reform Act. Meanwhile, Garmin paid $60,000 To lobby for the National Defense Authorization Act and the right to repair. Phillips also spent More than $1 million on NDAA lobbying efforts In the second half of 2025, he specifically called for contractors to be “required to provide reasonable access to repair materials.” Edge I reached out to John Deere, Garmin and Philips seeking comment but did not hear back by press time.
“This legislative fight is far from over,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says in a statement. Edge. “I will continue to push to root out the corrupting influence of money in politics and bring the right to reform our military into law.”
As it stands, the military right to reform movement appears to be stalling. As he pointed out the Federal News NetworkThe 2026 version of the National Defense Authorization Act calls for the creation of a “digital system” to track, manage, and evaluate technical data and programs for repair or maintenance of equipment. Greg Williams, director of the Defense Information Center at the Project on Government Oversight, told Federal News Network This requirement does not move the right-to-repair movement forward, because it “only addresses cases where contractors have failed to deliver or make available data already in their contracts.”