[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2337

 To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 14, 2021

Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Wicker, 
and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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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