HR 8307 116th Congress House Emergency Management Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Emergency medical services and trauma care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Teaching, teachers, curricula

Masks for Students Act

Introduced: September 17, 2020 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Sep 18, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Sep 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Sep 17, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Masks for Students Act

This bill requires that a specified Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy relating to public assistance remain in effect to provide cloth facial coverings to public schools (kindergarten through 12th grade) that provide in-person learning during the coronavirus emergency period.

The coronavirus emergency period is the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the later of (1) the last day on which a presidential declaration of emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) is in effect, or (2) the last day on which a presidential declaration of national emergency under the National Emergencies Act with respect to the coronavirus is in effect.

What's happening now September 18, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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