HRES 906 · 116th Congress · Health

Calling on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to COVID-19.

Introduced 2020-03-23· Sponsored by Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2020-03-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The resolution also states that Congress stands ready to make additional appropriations available for this effort.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans