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Masks Work Act of 2020

Introduced: July 30, 2020 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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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 July 30, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7317 Related bill Masks Work Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 10, 2020
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4391: Masks Work Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4391/
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"S. 4391: Masks Work Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4391/.
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S. 4391, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4391/.
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