Federal Mask Mandate Limitations Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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 18, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Mask Mandate Limitations Act
This bill requires prior congressional approval of any executive agency mandate that requires wearing masks or face coverings on commercial aircraft, trains, vessels, and public transportation.
Before such a mandate may take effect, an agency must publish in the Federal Register and provide Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with scientific data, cost-benefit and economic impact analyses, and other information about the mandate's rationale.
The GAO must, within 15 days, provide a report to Congress that assesses (1) the agency's compliance with the bill's provisions, and (2) the effect of the mask mandate on private-sector activity.
Generally, the mandate shall not go into effect unless Congress approves it through a joint resolution; the bill sets procedures for the consideration of the joint resolution.
However, the mandate may temporarily go into effect without congressional approval if the President determines the mandate is necessary to address (1) imminent health or safety threats or other emergencies, (2) the enforcement of criminal laws, or (3) national security.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2022 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 18, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Jul 18, 2022Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 118, July 18, 2022, page H6706.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8588 | Fair Care Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a time limitation on covered agency mask mandate requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Mask Mandate Limitations Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2022Introduced in House
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.
