A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs".

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Bill Number

SJRES 37

Introduced

Feb 10, 2022

Latest Action

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 81. (text: CR S1171)

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Health Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Marine and inland water transportation Motor vehicles Public transit Railroads

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Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on February 3, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

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Mar 15, 2022

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 81. (text: CR S1171)
Mar 15, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 81.(text: CR S1171)
Mar 15, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305. (consideration: CR S1171-1175)
Mar 15, 2022

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Feb 10, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 10, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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