S 2337
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Aviation and airports
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Railroads
Transportation safety and security
Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021
This bill prohibits federal agencies from mandating the use of masks or face coverings on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
Specifically, the bill nullifies (1) the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, that mandates such use of masks or face coverings; and (2) orders and directives of the Transportation Security Administration that relate to the CDC rule.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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