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Masks Work Act of 2020

Introduced: June 24, 2020 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 24, 2020
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Masks Work Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health to provide access to, increase public awareness of, and support research on cloth face coverings to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), respectively.

What's happening now June 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4391 Related bill Masks Work Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 21
D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 15, 2020
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 6, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 24, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 24, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 24, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 24, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7317: Masks Work Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7317/
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"H.R. 7317: Masks Work Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7317/.
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H.R. 7317, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7317/.
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[H.R. 7317: Masks Work Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7317/)
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