Masks for All Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6385
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2022-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Postal service
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: 

Masks for All Act of 2022

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to manufacture and distribute N-95 respirator masks to every individual in the United States and to provide N-95 masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks.
 
FEMA must provide the masks at no cost to individuals and deliver them, to the greatest extent possible, using the U.S. Postal Service.
 
Additionally, FEMA shall 
 
 
 designate mask pickup sites in each community and shall provide masks to each site, allocated according to population; 
 
 consider new designs for masks to improve comfort, fit, and size options; and
 
submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of N-95 masks and to fulfill all other requirements of this bill.
 
 
The President shall make use of any and all available authorities (including emergency authorities) at the disposal of the federal government to procure and domestically manufacture N-95 masks and support the domestic manufacturing of N-95 masks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2022-01-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, and the Budget, 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.
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2022-01-12
text: Introduced in House