U.S. Legislative Alert

As we closed out the year, several dealers have asked the association about the overtime tax deduction eligibility for dealer personnel. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) created a tax deduction for overtime available to certain qualifying employees for the 2025-2028 tax years. Under the bill, eligible employees must have “qualified overtime compensation,” which […]

Why It Matters: The Trump administration released details of how direct payments to farmers will work. The official statement says, “the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs that are still impacting farmers.” NAEDA applauds

On 30 Oct 2025, companion bills were introduced in the U.S. House and Senate. Freedom for Agricultural Repair and Maintenance (FARM) Act, sponsored by Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Joseph  Neguse (CO-02). S.3068, the Senate version, is sponsored by Senators Peter Welch (VT), Elizabeth Warren (MA), and John Fetterman (PA). Considering the ongoing government

Ohio House Bill 301 was introduced in May by Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon). As introduced, the Right to Repair bill was somewhat broad-based with exemptions for several industries and product categories including construction equipment but not for other off-road equipment such as agriculture. NAEDA submitted our position statement to Rep. Mathews when the bill was introduced

The Wisconsin Farm Machinery Lemon Law Bill, Assembly Bill 31, has been scheduled for a hearing. The bill was introduced in February of this year and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. There has been no movement on the bill until it was scheduled for a public hearing in the Agriculture Committee on Tuesday, October 21st

The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure will be hearing several bills on Right to Repair tomorrow, 1 Oct 2025. Notably, H.452 is an agricultural equipment-specific bill proposing Right to Repair mandates on Original Equipment Manufacturers and Authorized dealerships in Massachusetts. WHY IT MATTERS: This bill includes mandates that are problematic for equipment dealers and

Following this week’s announcement on Section 232 tariffs, NAEDA submitted a letter to administration officials including the U.S. Trade Representative, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Agriculture. The letter outlines our request for tariff treatment of farm equipment under the new tariff regime. Namely that we receive the same treatment

On Monday, the Department of Commerce announced expanded Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum to include 407 additional categories of products being imported to the United States. A range of farm and construction equipment wholegoods, and parts are now included under Section 232 tariffs and subject to a 50% tariff on the value of the steel

President Trump has announced a new set of tariffs after his August 1st deadline for negotiations with countries passed. The new tariff rates will go into effect August 7th for all countries except Canadian and Indian tariffs set to take effect today. With several executive orders building on and replacing each other to establish tariff

Yesterday, the White House announced a trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union. Under the terms of the deal, most EU products imported to the U.S. will be subject to a 15% tariff.  That will significantly impact the farm equipment market for dealers with inventory originating in EU countries. A White House fact sheet released