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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 State and local government operations U.S. Capitol

Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020

Introduced: December 2, 2020 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 2, 2020
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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 December 2, 2020

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7607 Related bill Masks for All Act of 2020
  • HR 7524 Related bill Wear Your Mask Act
  • S 4610 Related bill Wear Your Mask Act
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 2, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4948: Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4948/
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