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Introduced
03/25/2020
03/25/2020
In Committee
03/25/2020
03/25/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak. This bill directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The President must (1) make a determination that such items are essential for the national defense, (2) identify private-sector capacity to produce these items, and (3) exercise authorities under the act to require emergency production of them at a reasonable price. In addition, the President shall coordinate the allocation of these items based on requests from governors and the needs of the states as determined by the number of COVID-19 cases and the proportion of the population at higher risk of the disease in a given state. The bill makes specified funds available for these efforts. Equipment produced under these authorities but unused at the termination of the COVID-19 emergency declared on March 13, 2020, shall be deposited into the Strategic National Stockpile.
AI Summary
This bill directs the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require the emergency production of critical medical equipment, such as ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and personal protective equipment, to address the COVID-19 outbreak. The President must determine that these items are essential for the national defense, identify private-sector capacity to produce them, and exercise the necessary authorities to require their emergency production at a reasonable price. The President must also coordinate the allocation of these items based on requests from governors and the needs of the states, considering the number of COVID-19 cases and the proportion of the population at higher risk. The bill makes funds available from the Defense Production Act Fund to carry out these efforts, and any unused equipment produced under these authorities will be deposited into the Strategic National Stockpile when the national emergency related to COVID-19 ends.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (124)
Tim Ryan (D)*,
Colin Allred (D),
Cindy Axne (D),
Troy Balderson (R),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Ed Case (D),
Sean Casten (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Abby Finkenauer (D),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Chuy García (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Debra Haaland (D),
Josh Harder (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Chrissy Houlahan (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
John Katko (R),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
Conor Lamb (D),
John Larson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Chris Pappas (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Max Rose (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
David Scott (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Haley Stevens (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Jennifer Wexton (D),
Susan Wild (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 03/25/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6390/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6390/BILLS-116hr6390ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6390/BILLS-116hr6390ih.pdf.pdf |
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