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This bill would stop federal agencies from making people wear masks on public transportation because of COVID-19. It would bar new federal mask rules for riders and travelers in places like planes, buses, trains, and transportation hubs. It would also cancel earlier federal mask requirements tied to COVID-19, so those rules would no longer be in effect if the bill became law.
- It applies to federal mask requirements connected to COVID-19.
- It would cover both transportation vehicles and transportation hubs, such as stations and terminals.
- It would отменe the CDC mask order from January 29, 2021, along with related Transportation Security Administration orders and updates.
Official Summaries
Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2025
This bill prohibits federal agencies from imposing a mandate related to COVID-19 that requires the use of face masks on conveyances (e.g., planes, trains, and buses) and at transportation hubs.
Further, the bill nullifies (1) the emergency order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, that mandates such use of face masks on public and commercial conveyances and at transportation hubs, and (2) orders and directives of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that relate to the CDC order.
As background, the CDC and TSA ceased enforcement of the emergency order following an April 18, 2022, court order. Further, the COVID-19 public health emergency expired on May 11, 2023.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 81 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 81
To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Clyde) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and
Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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
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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
2025''.
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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