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HR 6530 116th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement

Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act

Introduced: April 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Apr 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 17, 2020
Introduced in House
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Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act

This bill requires the President to report to Congress on certain authorities used under the Defense Production Act of 1950 and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act).

Specifically, the bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Defense Production Act, within 14 days of exercising authority provided under such Act, to report to Congress disclosing (1) the production, transport, distribution, sale, delivery, and construction of all materials, services, and facilities related to the exercise of such authority; and (2) any private entity in receipt or possession of such materials, services, and facilities.

The bill requires the President or each federal agency to which the President delegates authority under the Stafford Act's federal emergency disaster relief assistance provision, within 14 days of exercising such authority, to report to Congress disclosing all equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel, services, and other resources provided to federal agencies, private organizations, and state and local governments related to such exercise of authority.

Such reports shall be updated periodically, not less than every 14 days, while such authority is in use.

What's happening now April 20, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 28, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 28, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2020
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 17, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Apr 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6530: Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6530/
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"H.R. 6530: Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6530/.
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H.R. 6530, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6530/.
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[H.R. 6530: Emergency Supply Chain Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6530/)
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