# 119-hr-7777: Protecting America’s Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026

119-hr-7777, Protecting America’s Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7777
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting America’s Medical Supply Chains Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-23

## Summary

**Securing U.S. medical supply chains**. This bill would expand the Defense Production Act to prioritize medical materials and require a federal strategy to identify vulnerabilities, diversify suppliers, and use DPA tools to keep drugs, devices, and biologics available for national defense. - Manufacturers and domestic producers: Would let the President pay eligible U.S. entities to strengthen supply chains for critical components, products, or raw materials. Payments require a 30-day certification to Congress and entities must be organized under U.S. law. - Patients, clinicians, and public health systems: Would require a strategy that analyzes vulnerabilities for drugs, devices, and biological products and recommends steps to diversify sources and timelines to avoid essential supply elements falling under exclusive foreign control. - Federal agencies and Congress: Would require the President to deliver the strategy within 180 days in consultation with HHS, Commerce, Homeland Security, and Defense and to send annual progress reports. The bill also directs the administration to write rules within 90 days defining "supply chain" and "supply chain activities."

## Provisions PRIA read

- Payments to U.S. critical suppliers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the President make payments to U.S. companies to strengthen critical supply chains. The President would have to certify to Congress at least 30 days before any payment that it is critical to meet national defense needs. Only entities organized under U.S. law that prod…
- Use DPA to secure medical supplies: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would direct agencies to use the Defense Production Act when appropriate to keep needed medical materials available, including measures to secure the drug supply chain. It would amend law to say that "materials" include medical materials such as drugs, medical devices, and biol…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7777 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7777)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7777 (as of 2026-04-23).