H.R. 7688 · 119th Congress

DPA Modernization Act of 2026

Introduced on Feb 25, 2026 by Warren Davidson (R-OH-8). 4 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Apr 15, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Feb 25, 2026
Cosponsors
4
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To modernize and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Defense spending
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Military civil functions
  • Mining
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Strategic materials and reserves
  • Supply chain

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Warren DavidsonR-OH-8Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 25, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  6. Apr 15, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-611.
  7. Apr 15, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-611.
  8. Apr 15, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. MP MATERIALS CORP.3 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)
  2. GLOBAL SHIELD2 reports
    $77.5K reported (all issues)
  3. Global Shield (Formerly Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc.)2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  4. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $188.3K reported (all issues)
  5. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $150.7K reported (all issues)
  6. SMITHFIELD FOODS INC1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.