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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7524 

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of 

SARS–CoV–2, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 9, 2020 

Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 

ESCOBAR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on House Administration, 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 

A BILL 

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the 

transmission of SARS–CoV–2, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wear Your Mask Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. 

6 (a) MASKS REQUIRED.—Each Federal agency shall 

7 take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear 

8 a face mask if such individual is— 

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1 (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdic2 tion of such agency; and 

3 (2) within 6 feet of another individual. 

4 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—A Federal agency may remove 

5 or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask 

6 in accordance with subsection (a). 

7 (c) PROVISION OF MASKS.—Each Federal agency 

8 shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Fed9 eral facility at which such agency maintains a presence. 

10 (d) FUNDING.—A Federal agency shall use funds 

11 otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this 

12 section. 

13 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi14 nitions apply: 

15 (1) CAPITOL BUILDINGS.—The term ‘‘Capitol 

16 Buildings’’ has the meaning given such term in sec17 tion 5101 of title 40, United States Code. 

18 (2) FACE MASK.—The term ‘‘face mask’’ means 

19 a mask covering both the nose and mouth that rea20 sonably can be expected to minimize the trans21 mission of SARS–CoV–2. 

22 (3) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

23 agency’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

24 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with 

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1 tect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant 

2 Federal agency. 

3 (4) FEDERAL FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

4 facility’’ means— 

5 (A) a building or any part thereof owned 

6 or leased by the Federal Government for use by 

7 a Federal agency; and 

8 (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part 

9 thereof. 

10 (f) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 

11 shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director 

12 of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis13 eases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register 

14 a notification of such determination, that the requirement 

15 to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent trans16 mission of SARS–CoV–2. 

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