S 4948
116th Congress
Senate
Health
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Minority health
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U.S. Capitol
Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020
Introduced: December 2, 2020
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 2, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020
This bill provides funding for (1) grants to prevent COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for jurisdictions that mandate the use of face coverings in accordance with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and (2) grants for jurisdictions to promote the use of face coverings. It also requires the use of face coverings in federal facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1