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Right to Repair Provisions in Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills

Right to Repair Provisions in Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills
Pictured is U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaking with Scott Hardiman, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center director for Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) Integration and Air Force program executive officer for NC3, during a visit to Hanscom AFB, Mass. on Aug. 3, 2023 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) versions of their respective fiscal 2026 defense authorization bills contain "right to repair" provisions aimed at a reduction in system sustainment costs and improved system readiness. "It is strong," Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a SASC member and champion of "right to repair," said of the SASC stance in an interview off the Senate floor on Wednesday. "And we have good allies over on the House side who are…

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