Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health centers.

Bill: 117-hconres-90
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2022-05-17
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the President use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ensure the supply and equitable distribution of infant formula. That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 90 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 17, 2022 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Manning , Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Phillips , Ms. Slotkin , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Case , Mr. Costa , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Houlahan , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health centers.

That it is the sense of Congress that the President should invoke the authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (including the use of the prioritization of contracts, loans, loan guarantees, direct purchase authority, and the authority to procure and install equipment in private industrial facilities) to increase the production of baby formula and provide for the equitable distribution of baby formula through Federally qualified health centers.