SMART Act

Bill: 117-s-2084
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stop Mandating Additional Requirements for Travel Act or the SMART Act</strong></p> <p>This bill nullifies on July 4, 2021, the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on January 29, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2084 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 16, 2021 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To terminate the order requiring persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Mandating Additional Requirements for Travel Act or the SMART Act . 2. Revocation of CDC order Effective on July 4, 2021, the order issued on January 29, 2021, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ) establishing a requirement for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs shall have no force or effect.