3.0.0 2685 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-08-09 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-08-10T00:30:41Z SMART Act 117 4041 HR 2021-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS SMART Act 117 2084 S 2021-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2021-08-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-08-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2021-08-09 True Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public transit Transportation safety and security Health 00 2021-08-09 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-24T17:16:37Z No Mask Mandates Act of 2021

This bill nullifies existing federal mask mandates and prohibits future actions to require individuals to wear face masks to respond to COVID-19.

Specifically, the bill nullifies

  • the executive order issued on January 20, 2021, that requires the use of face masks in federal buildings and on federal lands; and
  • the emergency order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on January 29, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on public transportation conveyances and in transportation hubs.

In addition, the bill prohibits (1) federal agencies or offices from issuing any future orders that mandate face masks, and (2) the use of previously appropriated federal funds to implement or enforce masking requirements.

]]> No Mask Mandates Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to terminate any existing mask mandates imposed by the Federal Government, to prevent the implementation of new mask mandates, to preserve individual liberty, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title No Mask Mandates Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced No Mask Mandates Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2685is/xml/BILLS-117s2685is.xml 2021-08-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.