Podcast: President Biden's Use of the Defense Production Act - Diagnosing Health Care
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On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at revitalizing and accelerating the growth of nuclear energy in the United States. The executive orders direct actions by the Department of Defense...more
President Donald Trump on April 24, 2025, issued an executive order, "Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources" (the EO), that aims to promote the development of offshore critical minerals in the oceans...more
On March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) entitled Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production. The EO builds on previous energy-focused actions taken by the Administration, and...more
President Donald Trump on March 20, 2025, signed an executive order (EO) that sets the foundation for boosting U.S. mineral production through regulatory streamlining, leveraging the Defense Production Act (DPA) and...more
On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production – The White House (EO or Order) in the interest of national and economic security. Significantly, the EO...more
On March 20, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) directing his administration to immediately implement measures bolstering the production of America’s critical minerals, including uranium, copper, potash,...more
President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) establishing the National Energy Dominance Council (Council) on February 14, 2025. The EO outlines the rationale for creating the Council, its members, and its primary...more
On Friday, February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) titled “America First Investment Policy” which directed multiple federal agencies to take action to further restrict...more
The executive order aims to expedite energy projects, boost domestic production, and strengthen U.S. energy independence through streamlined regulatory reforms. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Declaring a...more
Expanding on our prior alert, the next administration is expected to implement economic policies that will present significant opportunities for companies who make or want to make their products in the United States with...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe have become increasingly involved in the private sector. State-owned enterprises have long been common in Asia, but the pandemic has increased their prominence in...more
At the outset of the Covid-19 outbreak in this country, President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, to help combat the virus. In March and April, he issued executive orders under the powers...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
In Washington - On 8 Aug. President Trump announced four executive actions aimed to extend economic aid to Americans while Congress remains in a stalemate over the next coronavirus relief package. The executive actions’...more
In Washington - Negotiations between Democrats and Republicans on a deal for the next coronavirus package remain far apart. The caucuses remain divided over unemployment benefits and state and local aid while the enhanced...more
With the federal government’s increasing focus on enforcing price gouging compliance, attention has turned to the Defense Production Act (the “DPA”). Passed in 1950 in response to the Korean War, the DPA is modelled on the...more
In Washington - After receiving backlash for quietly removing public data on COVID-19 hospitalizations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website last night, the Department of Health and Human...more
During the week of May 11, the Administration took several important actions reflecting its intent to make greater use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address product shortages and supply chain problems affecting the...more
In Washington: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the details of their emergency remote proceedings. The plan temporarily implements remote committee proceedings, remote...more
Jones Day partners Donald F. McGahn II and Brett A. Shumate discuss the myriad of litigation, investigatory, reputational, and political risks awaiting businesses as they consider reopening during the pandemic. In this...more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage regarding COVID-19 to include a section on President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) invoking the Defense...more
Covid-19 has changed our way of life. Meeting old friends, dinner with the parents, a first date for our single friends, have all been forbidden, arguably making some of our favorite pastimes criminal. In places like Santa...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the President issued an Executive Order under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to protect the continued operation of the nation’s meat and poultry processors during the current COVID-19...more
This week, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to protect the meat and poultry production supply chain. In the Executive Order, entitled, Delegating Authority Under The...more
On April 28, 2020, President Trump invoked powers under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), finding that COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the food supply chain with regard to the meat and poultry...more