US Congress Senate Bill 3570 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs certain actions to procure equipment necessary to prevent, identify, and mitigate cases of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The National Response Coordination Center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency must, within seven days, submit a report to Congress and the President that (1) assesses the need for equipment, including personal protective equipment and ventilators, across the United States; and (2) identifies the industry sectors and manufacturers capable of fulfilling purchase orders for such equipment, as well as government-owned and privately owned stockpiles of such equipment that could be refurbished. Within 24 hours, the President must issue a purchase order with the highest priority rating under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) for a specified number of N-95 respirators and face masks. (DPAS is used to prioritize national defense-related contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders.) Within seven days of receiving the center's report, the President must also issue priority purchase orders for the equipment identified in the report under authorities provided by the Defense Production Act of 1950. (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense.) The bill waives certain requirements under the act related to congressional notification and authorization and makes specified funds available for these efforts.

A bill to provide for the expedited procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

HB6398 (Related) 2020-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3570/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3570/BILLS-116s3570is.pdf