3.0.0 7018 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z 2023-01-11T13:42:49Z House HR 2020-05-26 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 26, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 7018.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2282]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-05-26T13:30:26Z COVID–19 Vaccine Distribution and Production Act 116 8508 HR 2020-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS 2020-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2020-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-05-26 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2020-05-26 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2020-05-27 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2020-06-24 False Government Operations and Politics Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health technology, devices, supplies Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Manufacturing Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Strategic materials and reserves Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-05-26 Introduced in House 2021-04-16T21:47:11Z COVID-19 Emergency Production Act

This bill directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) supplies, such as personal protective equipment, diagnostic tests, and vaccines. 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.

Specifically, the President must (1) make a determination that such supplies are essential for the national defense, (2) identify private-sector capacity to produce these supplies, 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 supplies based on requests from governors and the needs of the states as determined by the population of each state.

The bill's directive to produce COVID-19 supplies terminates when there are no remaining requests for them from states, and supplies that have been produced but are unused at that time shall be deposited into the Strategic National Stockpile.

]]> COVID–19 Emergency Production Act Display Title COVID–19 Emergency Production Act Official Title as Introduced To require the President to use authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency production of COVID-19 supplies to address the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Emergency Production Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7018ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7018ih.xml 2020-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.