[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8562 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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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 Representatives 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''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF INVOCATION OF DEFENSE PRODUCTION
ACT OF 1950 AUTHORITIES.
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 resolution of disapproval.
``(b) Joint Resolution of Disapproval Defined.--In this section,
the term `joint resolution of disapproval' 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 authorities
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.)
relating to ___.', with the blank space being filled with a brief
description of the matter with respect to which the President invoked
such authorities.
``(c) Referral.--A joint resolution of disapproval shall be
referred to the committees in each House of Congress with jurisdiction.
``(d) Consideration in Senate.--
``(1) Committee discharge.--In the Senate, if the committee
to which is referred a joint resolution of disapproval has not
reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint
resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days after the date on
which the President 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 consideration 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 disagreed to) for a motion to proceed to the
consideration 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 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 debatable 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 resolution. 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 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 without debate.
``(3) Time for consideration.--In the Senate, 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 subject 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 receives from the other House a joint resolution of
disapproval, 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--
``(A) the procedure in that House shall be the same
as if no joint resolution had been received 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 Representatives.--This section
is enacted by Congress--
``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and House of Representatives, respectively, 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 disapproval,
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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