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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 348 

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

SARS–CoV–2, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 19, 2021 

Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, 

Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. SCANLON, and Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia) 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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. 

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

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

4 a face mask if such individual is— 

5 (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdic6 tion of such agency; and 

7 (2) within 6 feet of another individual. 

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

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

10 in accordance with subsection (a). 

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

12 shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Fed13 eral facility at which such agency maintains a presence. 

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

15 otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this 

16 section. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi18 nitions apply: 

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

20 Buildings’’ has the meaning given such term in sec21 tion 5101 of title 40, United States Code. 

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

23 a mask covering both the nose and mouth that rea24 sonably can be expected to minimize the trans25 mission of SARS–CoV–2. 


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

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

3 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with 

4 respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Archi5 tect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant 

6 Federal agency. 

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

8 facility’’ means— 

9 (A) a building or any part thereof owned 

10 or leased by the Federal Government for use by 

11 a Federal agency; and 

12 (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part 

13 thereof. 

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

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

16 of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis17 eases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register 

18 a notification of such determination, that the requirement 

19 to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent trans20 mission of SARS–CoV–2. 

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