I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8562 
To provide for disapproval by Congress of the invocation of authorities under 
the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself and Mr. TIMMONS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for disapproval by Congress of the invocation 
of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Defense Production 
Oversight Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF INVOCATION OF 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 AU-
THORITIES. 
Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. 4551 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 724. CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF INVOCATION 
OF TITLE I AND III AUTHORITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An invocation by the President 
of authorities under title I or III shall have no force or 
effect on or after the date of the enactment of a joint reso-
lution of disapproval. 
‘‘(b) JOINT RESOLUTION
OF DISAPPROVAL DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘joint resolution of dis-
approval’ means a joint resolution the sole matter after 
the resolving clause of which is as follows: ‘That Congress 
disapproves of the invocation by the President of authori-
ties under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq.) relating to lll.’, with the blank space 
being filled with a brief description of the matter with re-
spect to which the President invoked such authorities. 
‘‘(c) REFERRAL.—A joint resolution of disapproval 
shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-
gress with jurisdiction. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE.— 
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‘‘(1) COMMITTEE DISCHARGE.—In the Senate, 
if the committee to which is referred a joint resolu-
tion of disapproval has not reported such joint reso-
lution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 
20 calendar days after the date on which the Presi-
dent invokes the authorities that are the subject of 
the joint resolution of disapproval, such committee 
may be discharged from further consideration of 
such joint resolution upon a petition supported in 
writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such joint 
resolution shall be placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(2) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(A) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.— 
In the Senate, when the committee to which a 
joint resolution of disapproval is referred has 
reported, or when a committee is discharged 
(under paragraph (1)) from further consider-
ation of, a joint resolution of disapproval, it is 
at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has been dis-
agreed to) for a motion to proceed to the con-
sideration of the joint resolution, and all points 
of order against the joint resolution (and 
against consideration of the joint resolution) 
are waived. The motion is not subject to 
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amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to 
a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business. A motion to reconsider the vote 
by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed 
to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution is 
agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain the 
unfinished business of the Senate until disposed 
of. 
‘‘(B) DEBATE.—In the Senate, debate on 
a joint resolution of disapproval, and on all de-
batable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 
hours, which shall be divided equally between 
those favoring and those opposing the joint res-
olution. A motion further to limit debate is in 
order and not debatable. An amendment to, or 
a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of other business, or a motion 
to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(C) VOTE
ON
FINAL
PASSAGE.—In the 
Senate, immediately following the conclusion of 
the debate on a joint resolution of disapproval, 
and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the 
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rules of the Senate, the vote on final passage of 
the joint resolution shall occur. 
‘‘(D) APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE 
CHAIR.—Appeals from the decisions of the 
Chair relating to the application of the rules of 
the Senate to the procedure relating to a joint 
resolution of disapproval shall be decided with-
out debate. 
‘‘(3) TIME FOR CONSIDERATION.—In the Sen-
ate, the procedures specified in this subsection shall 
not apply to the consideration of a joint resolution 
of disapproval after the expiration of the period of 
60 session days beginning on the date on which the 
President invokes the authorities that are the sub-
ject of the joint resolution. 
‘‘(e) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF OTHER 
HOUSE.—If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
resolution of disapproval of that House, that House re-
ceives from the other House a joint resolution of dis-
approval, then the following procedures shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution of the 
House receiving the joint resolution— 
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‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House; but 
‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
‘‘(f) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES.—This section is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a joint resolution of dis-
approval, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House.’’. 
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