3.0.0 4339 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z Senate S 2020-07-28 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-28T17:00:58Z Masks for All Act of 2020 116 7836 HR 2020-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS 2020-07-28 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2020-07-28 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-07-28 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-07-28 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-07-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-07-28 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2020-07-28 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2020-07-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2020-07-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-07-28 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-07-28 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-07-28 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-07-28 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2020-07-28 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-28 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2020-08-05 False Government Operations and Politics Appropriations Buy American requirements Cardiovascular and respiratory health Community life and organization Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Homelessness and emergency shelter Infectious and parasitic diseases Military procurement, research, weapons development Postal service Public contracts and procurement Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-27T18:16:23Z Masks for All Act of 2020

This bill provides funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide for the manufacture and distribution of high-quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.

Specifically, the bill directs FEMA to, among other things

  • establish a program to provide three high-quality, reusable face masks to every individual in the United States, including individuals experiencing homelessness and individuals living in group quarters, at no cost, accompanied by specified educational materials;
  • designate face mask pickup sites in each community and provide face masks to each site, allocated according to population, to be distributed to the general public at no cost;
  • consider new designs to create the most comfortable, well-fitting, reusable, and two-way face masks that have adjustable sizing, and if significant improvements in face mask technology are made available, to ensure that such face masks are included in the strategic national stockpile;
  • provide surgical masks and N-95 respirator masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks, at no cost; and
  • submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of high-quality masks.

The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made available under this bill.

]]> Masks for All Act of 2020 Display Title Masks for All Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Masks for All Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 emergency using the Defense Production Act and other means. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4339is/xml/BILLS-116s4339is.xml 2020-07-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.