H.R. 1720: COVID–19 Medical Production Act
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H.R. 1720: COVID–19 Medical Production Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
COVID–19 Medical Production Act
Plain summary
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.
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Official text
COVID–19 Medical Production Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] · 1 cosponsors
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Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] reported raising $836,097 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr1720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117