Tim Scott (R-SC)
A bill to extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to extend specific authorities found under the Defense Production Act of 1950. It focuses on amending section 717(a) of the act. The current expiration date of September 30, 2025, would be changed. The new expiration date would be September 30, 2026.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill extends federal authorities under the Defense Production Act.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Extension of Authorities: By moving the expiration date from September 30, 2025, to September 30, 2026, the bill maintains the continued use of certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (Section 1).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill extends federal authorities under the Defense Production Act.
- 4/10/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Elizabeth WarrenDemocrat · Massachusetts