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Mask Mandate Prevention and Recovery Act

Introduced: May 16, 2022 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
May 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mindless Mask Mandate Prevention and Recovery Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from mandating the wearing of masks, face coverings, or other accessories during domestic air travel. It also retroactively mitigates penalties associated with refusing to comply with such a mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within 30 days of the bill's enactment, federal agencies and private air carriers must remove from their no-fly lists any individual placed on a list solely because of a refusal to comply with a mask mandate.

Federal agencies must also refund within 30 days any fines issued to individuals solely based on such a refusal. An individual who does not receive a refund in that time frame may sue for compensatory and punitive damages.

What's happening now May 17, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7655 Related bill Mindless Mask Mandate on Planes Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · May 16, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 16, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7786: Mask Mandate Prevention and Recovery Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7786/
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"H.R. 7786: Mask Mandate Prevention and Recovery Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7786/.
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H.R. 7786, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7786/.
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[H.R. 7786: Mask Mandate Prevention and Recovery Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7786/)
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