Unmask Our Kids Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3604
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2022-02-09
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Unmask Our Kids Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill places restrictions on federal funding to any preschool, kindergarten, or elementary or secondary school with respect to mask mandates.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits a preschool, kindergarten, or elementary or secondary school from receiving federal funds if it (1) mandates that students wear face masks while on school grounds or engaged in school-sponsored activities, or (2) limits participation in school activities for students who choose to not wear a face mask on school grounds or while engaged in school-sponsored activities.</p> <p>The Department of Education must require each application for federal assistance submitted by an educational agency to attest that all of its schools have rescinded any face mask mandate.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3604 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2022 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to any preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, or secondary school that has a face mask mandate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unmask Our Kids Act of 2022 . 2. Requirement to rescind school face mask mandates to receive Federal funding (a) Definitions In this section, the terms elementary school , local educational agency , Secretary , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (b) Requirement To rescind school mask mandates To receive federal funding No Federal funds shall be made available to any preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, or secondary school that— (1) mandates that students wear face masks while on school grounds or engaged in school-sponsored activities; or (2) limits participation in school activities for students who voluntarily elect not to wear a face mask on school grounds or while engaged in school-sponsored activities. (c) Ensuring compliance The Secretary shall require each application for Federal assistance submitted to the Secretary by a State educational agency or local educational agency to attest that all preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, and secondary schools receiving Federal funds served by the agency have rescinded any face mask mandate.