[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4441 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4441
To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 16, 2021
Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. McClintock,
Mr. Roy, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Gooden of Texas, and Mr. Gohmert) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on
Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MASK MANDATES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Federal agency shall impose any Federal requirement related to COVID-19
that an individual wear a face mask when utilizing any conveyance (as
defined in section 70.1 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or
any successor regulation) or transportation hub.
(b) Limitation on Existing Orders.--Effective on the date of
enactment of this Act, the order issued on January 29, 2021, by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) establishing a requirement
for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation
hubs, as well as any other related order, directive, and emergency
amendment of the Transportation Security Administration (including
those described in EA 1546-21-01A, SD 1542-21-01A, SD 1544-21-02A, SD
1582-84-21-01A, EA 1546-21-01, SD 1542-21-01, SD 1544-21-02, and SD
1582/84-21-01) shall have no force or effect.
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