# 119-hr-8030: DPA Transparency Act of 2026

119-hr-8030, DPA Transparency Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8030
- Congress: 119
- Title: DPA Transparency Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Bars Title III assistance for companies tied to high-level officials and close relatives.** The bill would amend the Defense Production Act to deny Title III help when a "covered individual" such as the President, the Vice President, or a member of the Defense Production Act Committee, or certain family members, directly or indirectly holds a "significant interest" in an entity. - Businesses seeking Title III aid: Entities would be ineligible if a "covered individual" or related person owns, controls, or holds at least 20 percent of any class of equity. Holdings owned or controlled by related individuals are aggregated to prevent circumvention. - Covered officials and families: A "covered individual" includes the President, the Vice President, or a Defense Production Act Committee member, plus their spouse, child, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law. Those family ties would block affiliated firms from receiving Title III assistance. - Program oversight and penalties: The bill would raise monetary penalties and require a fraud risk management framework for Title III programs. It also corrects a mis-citation that affects the law's short title.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger fraud rules for DPA: benefit, low. If enacted, the Defense Production Act Committee would have to report steps taken to reduce fraud and include a fraud risk assessment. Within one year the Committee would adopt GAO-15-593SP procedures, train personnel, and name a fraud point of contact. The change would aim to reduce fraud in DPA t…
- Ban on DPA help for relatives: cost, medium. If enacted, an entity would be ineligible for Title III assistance when a covered individual or their related covered people hold a significant interest. "Covered individuals" would include the President, Vice President, or a member of the Defense Production Act Committee and that person's spouse,…
- Higher civil penalties under DPA: cost, medium. If enacted, businesses and people fined under parts of the Defense Production Act would face larger maximum fines. The bill would replace each "$10,000" penalty with "$100,000" in section 103, in every place "$10,000" appears in section 705, and in section 710(f). The change would raise the per-vio…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hres-1299: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8030 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8030)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hres-1299: Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1299)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8030 (as of 2026-09-21).