Masks for All Act of 2020
Latest action · Jul 28, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Masks for All Act of 2020
This bill provides funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide for the manufacture and distribution of high-quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
Specifically, the bill directs FEMA to, among other things
- establish a program to provide three high-quality, reusable face masks to every individual in the United States, including individuals experiencing homelessness and individuals living in group quarters, at no cost, accompanied by specified educational materials;
- designate face mask pickup sites in each community and provide face masks to each site, allocated according to population, to be distributed to the general public at no cost;
- consider new designs to create the most comfortable, well-fitting, reusable, and two-way face masks that have adjustable sizing, and if significant improvements in face mask technology are made available, to ensure that such face masks are included in the strategic national stockpile;
- provide surgical masks and N-95 respirator masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks, at no cost; and
- submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of high-quality masks.
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made available under this bill.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2020 to Aug 5, 2020; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 28, 2020 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Aug 5, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 28, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46304 | COVID-19: China Medical Supply Chains and Broader Trade Issues | Report | Dec 23, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7836 | Masks for All Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Jul 30, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide, manufacture, and distribute high quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 emergency using the Defense Production Act and other means.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Masks for All Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Appropriations
- Buy American requirements
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Postal service
- Public contracts and procurement
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2020Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
