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HR 7609 117th Congress House Law

To prohibit the appeal of the decision issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida determining that the mask mandate is unlawful, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2022 Introduced by: Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits federal funds from being used by the Department of Justice or any other federal agency to appeal the April 18, 2022, decision in Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc., et al. v. Biden, et al. This decision struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mask mandate for public transportation.

What's happening now April 27, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Apr 28, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7609: To prohibit the appeal of the decision issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida determining that the mask mandate is unlawful, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7609/
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"H.R. 7609: To prohibit the appeal of the decision issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida determining that the mask mandate is unlawful, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7609/.
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H.R. 7609, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7609/.
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[H.R. 7609: To prohibit the appeal of the decision issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida determining that the mask mandate is unlawful, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7609/)
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