CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025
Defense Production Act: New Oversight and Tracking Registry
This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Financial Services. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
The bill has support from both parties and focuses on government transparency, which is usually popular, but it is currently in the early stages of the committee process.
Key Points
- This bill changes how the government manages the Defense Production Act. This is a law that lets the government tell private companies to prioritize making supplies for national emergencies like pandemics or wars.
- It creates a new leadership role at the Department of Commerce. This person's full-time job will be to lead the committee that oversees emergency orders and make sure different government agencies are coordinating their efforts.
- The bill requires the creation of a new online database called the DPA Registry. The government must use this to list every time it uses its emergency powers to order supplies or speed up production.
- The registry will include details on why the government used its power and how the action helped national defense. Agencies must update this information every three months to keep the records current.
- While the government can keep secret information private for national security reasons, the bill requires the Department of Commerce to make as much of the registry public as possible to increase transparency.
- A government watchdog will review the new system after two years. They will check if the agencies are actually working together and if the information being shared is useful for Congress and the public.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CLEAR (Committee Leadership and Enhanced Accountability for Resilience) Defense Production Act of 2025
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