Published Jun 14, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
Over three-quarters of Democrats, Republicans and independents want the U.S. defense industry to include it in defense legislation.
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Published Jun 14, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
More than three-quarters of Americans polled in a recent survey endorse national defense legislation that would include the "right-to-repair" provision allowing U.S. military service members to fix their own equipment rather than wait for contractors as required by law. Right-to-repair has been one of myriad topics discussed, and amendments included, in both the U.S. House and Senate deliberations of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). After the House Armed Services Committee included right-to-repair in its defense bill version, the Senate Armed Services Committee followed suit on Wednesday by voting 18-9 to approve its own $1.14 trillion version that also includes the right-to-repair reform. Now, the full Senate must deliberate the legislation prior to becoming law. According to a survey published June 10 by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), about 78.9% of all 1,090 respondents said they support the military’s ability to repair their own equipment. When asked specifically about the Warrior Right to Repair Act contained within the House and Senate bill versions, roughly 73.5% of respondents said they would support its inclusion in the final version. That overwhelming support in favor of the provision's inclusion falls along all ideological lanes, with 84.1% of Republicans, 78.2% of Democrats, and 76.2% of independents voicing support for allowing the military to repair its own equipment.
