House Bill 7317
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Masks Work Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2020
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7317
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116
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Health
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Adam Schiff
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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.
June 24, 2020
06/24/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/24/2020
Introduced in House
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Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:15:01 PM