H.R. 4609

Summary

H.R. 4609, the To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950, was introduced in the House on Jul 22, 2025 by Rep. Gary Palmer (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jul 22, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 4609 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 4609 IH: To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4609  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2025   Mr. Palmer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950.
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Extension of Defense Production Act of 1950 authority
Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4564(a) ) is amended by striking  September 30, 2025  and inserting  September 30, 2031 .

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To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Sponsors

Rep. Gary Palmer (R) sponsors H.R. 4609 alone.

Gary Palmer

Rep. · R–AL-6 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 4609 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · Jul 22, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4609 has taken 2 actions since Jul 22, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4609 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 4609.

S 1452A bill to extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.Apr 10, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 4609 goes by 2 titles.

• To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950. — Display Title
• To extend the authority to carry out the Defense Production Act of 1950. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4609 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Government Issues, Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4609 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4609’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4609, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALMER:H.R. 4609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H3554]

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