HR 7317 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Masks Work Act of 2020

Introduced Jun 24, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 24, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 24, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Masks Work Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health to provide access to, increase public awareness of, and support research on cloth face coverings to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), respectively.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2020 to Dec 15, 2020; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 24, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-PASusan WildOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 24, 2020
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJun 26, 2020
D-CAMark TakanoJun 26, 2020
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJun 29, 2020
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 1, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 6, 2020
D-NYThomas R. SuozziJul 6, 2020
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonJul 13, 2020
D-OHJoyce BeattyJul 13, 2020
D-NJMikie SherrillJul 21, 2020
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyAug 21, 2020
D-CAMike LevinDec 15, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 24, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jun 24, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article V of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 116, June 24, 2020, page H2420.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4391Masks Work Act of 2020Related billJul 30, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize a public service announcement campaign on the efficacy of cloth face coverings in reducing the spread of COVID-19, to authorize a program to provide cloth face coverings to any American who requests one free of charge, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Masks Work Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2020Introduced in House

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