A resolution encouraging the President to use authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950 to scale up the national response to the coronavirus crisis.
Latest action · Mar 18, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S1807)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2020
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution calls upon the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to increase production of medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus disease).
The resolution supports the use of such authorities to
- distribute medical materials, including by directing suppliers to prioritize and accept contracts to restock the Strategic National Stockpile; and
- establish voluntary agreements and provide financial incentives to manufacturers and suppliers of critical medical equipment.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 18, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 18, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Mar 18, 2020Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S1807)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Manufacturing
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Strategic materials and reserves
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
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