[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4784-S4785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 290--ENCOURAGING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
 PREVENTION TO REVIEW AND UPDATE ITS GUIDANCE RELATING TO MASK WEARING 
                           IN CONFINED PLACES

  Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wicker, Ms. 
Collins, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions:

                              S. Res. 290

       Whereas individuals in the United States have sacrificed 
     immensely since the beginning of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
     (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020, including by avoiding 
     travel to see friends and family;
       Whereas science shows that individuals fully vaccinated 
     against COVID-19 are protected against asymptomatic 
     infection, and thus very unlikely to spread the disease;
       Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
     updated its guidance relating to mask wearing in confined 
     places for fully vaccinated individuals, allowing individuals 
     to no longer wear a mask in such instances;
       Whereas extending this mask guidance to allow fully 
     vaccinated individuals to travel on public transportation 
     networks throughout the United States, including through 
     commercial aviation, without the need to wear a mask would be 
     instrumental in helping the economic recovery of the United 
     States by boosting travel and benefitting the travel and 
     tourism industries without sacrificing public health; and
       Whereas allowing fully vaccinated passengers to travel, 
     including by commercial

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     aviation, without wearing a mask would incentivize a greater 
     number of individuals to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) encourages the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention to review and update its guidance relating to mask 
     wearing in confined places to clarify that individuals fully 
     vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear a mask on 
     public transportation networks throughout the United States, 
     including at airports, onboard commercial aircraft, on over-
     the-road buses, and on commuter bus and rail systems; and
       (2) believes the Transportation Security Administration 
     should update its mask requirements, to be consistent with 
     the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, to 
     permit fully vaccinated individuals to travel on all 
     transportation networks throughout the United States without 
     wearing a mask.

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