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A resolution encouraging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review and update its guidance relating to mask wearing in confined places.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4784-4785)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update certain guidance to clarify that individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 need not wear masks on public transportation networks. The resolution also recommends that the Transportation Security Administration align its mask requirements with such CDC guidance.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4784-4785)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 24, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 24, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 24, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jun 24, 2021
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 24, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 290: A resolution encouraging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review and update its guidance relating to mask wearing in confined places.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-290/
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"S. Res. 290: A resolution encouraging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review and update its guidance relating to mask wearing in confined places.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-290/.
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S. Res. 290, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-290/.
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[S. Res. 290: A resolution encouraging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review and update its guidance relating to mask wearing in confined places.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-290/)
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