Hogan Lovells Publications | 25 March 2020

Executive Order prohibits hoarding of certain scarce supplies

President Trump signed an Executive Order on Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (EO) on March 23, 2020. The EO delegates presidential authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to prevent hoarding of health and medical resources necessary to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.

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