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

H. Res. 906 · 116th Congress · Mar 23, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
calls upon the President to make urgent use of all relevant authorities of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to direct the domestic production of supplies needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic;
(2)
calls upon the President to immediately share with Congress plans for the use of the Defense Production Act authorities, including targets and timelines for the production of supplies needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the results of the ongoing use of these authorities; and
(3)
stands ready to make additional appropriations available to meet the needs of Defense Production Act invocation.