H.RES.906: Calling on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19.

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
  • Introduced March 23, 2020
  • Latest Major Action March 23, 2020

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103 (94 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

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Bill Summary

This resolution calls on the President to (1) use all relevant authorities of the Defense Production Act to direct the domestic production of supplies to address COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019), and (2) share specified information regarding the use of such authorities with Congress. (The Defense Production Act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
March 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
March 23, 2020

Introduced in the House by Andy Levin (D-Mich.)

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