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To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes additional funds for FY2020 and FY2021 for expenditures under the Defense Production Act of 1950 for medical ventilators, personal protection equipment, and other medical supplies to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

The Department of Commerce must report every three months on such expenditures.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Waters, Maxine
California · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6373: To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6373/
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"H.R. 6373: To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to respond to the coronavirus epidemic, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6373/.
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H.R. 6373, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6373/.
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