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HCONRES 110 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Feder… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor against their will or without compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.

Introduced: April 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Mar 22, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any federal department or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor against their will or without compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 110: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor against their will or without compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-110/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 110: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor against their will or without compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-110/.
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H. Con. Res. 110, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-110/.
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[H. Con. Res. 110: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor against their will or without compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-110/)
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