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HR 1720 117th Congress House Health Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care 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 Worker safety and health

COVID–19 Medical Production Act

Introduced: March 9, 2021 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 9, 2021
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COVID-19 Medical Production Act

This bill provides additional funding for FY2021 to acquire medical supplies, vaccines, and other equipment to combat COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) using authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. That act confers on the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.

This funding is available through FY2025. Beginning in FY2023, it may be used to meet public health needs to address any pathogen determined by the President to have the potential to create a public health emergency.

What's happening now March 9, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1720: COVID–19 Medical Production Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1720/
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"H.R. 1720: COVID–19 Medical Production Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1720/.
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H.R. 1720, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1720/.
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[H.R. 1720: COVID–19 Medical Production Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1720/)
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