SMART Act

Bill: 117-hr-4041
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2021-06-22
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2021 Mr. Crenshaw introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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.