# 119-hr-7688: DPA Modernization Act of 2026 119-hr-7688, DPA Modernization Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7688 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-7688 - Congress: 119 - Title: DPA Modernization Act of 2026 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-02-25 - Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH) - Cosponsors: 4 - Policy area: Government Operations and Politics - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **This bill would modernize the Defense Production Act** by reorganizing the law and creating a dedicated Defense Production Act Fund that can lend, guarantee, buy, subsidize, and take equity to shore up strategic supply chains. It would also launch a Critical Minerals Resilience Initiative and create a National Defense Executive Reserve. - Workers and skills: Agencies must identify workforce gaps, direct part of financial assistance to recruiting, training, and retention, and report on apprenticeships and workforce reforms. - Manufacturers and supply chains: Establishes a Fund and Fund manager with expanded tools for loans, guarantees, purchases, subsidy payments, and equity investments with a government ownership cap of 15 percent. Creates a Critical Minerals Resilience Initiative to support domestic mining and processing and provide procurement or price supports. - Federal coordination and oversight: Requires a DPA Dashboard and public toolkit, tightens Title I priorities to emergencies only, adds fraud risk controls and frequent reporting, and creates a National Defense Executive Reserve with agency units established in 180 days and Office of Personnel Management rules in 360 days. ## Cosponsors (4) - Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Funds must support defense workforce: benefit, medium. This bill would require agencies using DPA Title I or II money to identify workforce gaps and allow agencies to direct some financial assistance to hire, train, place, or keep workers in defense‑critical jobs. Recipients told to use funds for workforce purposes would have to keep records of perform… - New National Defense Executive Reserve: benefit, medium. This bill would create a National Defense Executive Reserve of private specialists who can volunteer, train, and be temporarily appointed to Federal positions. OPM would have to issue final rules within 360 days after enactment on selection, appointments, compensation, training, and ethics. Agencie… - Support for critical minerals and permits: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Critical Minerals Resilience Initiative to help U.S. and allied mines and processors. It would let a DPA committee member make grants, purchases, offtake agreements, and price‑floor supports for critical minerals. The President could also waive or change rules to speed proc… - Ban on government buying sensitive data: benefit, low. This bill would bar the President from using the named DPA authority to obtain 'sensitive personally identifiable information.' The bill would define that phrase to mean personal data that could cause substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness if disclosed. If enacted, that DPA a… - Single outreach contact for health emergencies: benefit, low. This bill would let FEMA, with HHS, appoint a single Outreach Representative during a public health emergency. That person would be an experienced manufacturer or distributor and would serve as the government‑wide contact for companies wanting to make medical supplies or equipment. The role would l… - New rules for defense production fund: mixed, high. This bill would create or realign a Defense Production Act Fund with a Fund manager and new financing tools. It would provide $250 million for FY2026 and $5 million per year for FY2026–2031 for fund operations. Loans would get first‑priority liens that attach at disbursement, and equity investments… - Limits on emergency DPA powers: mixed, medium. This bill would limit DPA Title I priorities and allocations to three triggers: a presidential national emergency, a Stafford Act disaster, or a section 319 public health emergency. It would bar controls on civilian‑market distribution of any material for more than one year, with a one‑time extensi… - Review of foreign farm land deals: mixed, low. This bill would require the DPA Committee to review certain reportable agricultural land transactions by persons from China, North Korea, Russia, or Iran when flagged by the Agriculture Secretary. The Committee must decide whether the transaction is covered and whether to start a review or take oth… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act - 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act ## Sources - [119-hr-7688 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7688) ## Related - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382) - [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644) - [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502) - [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7688 (as of 2026-09-21).