Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-81
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits federal agencies from imposing a mandate related to COVID-19 that requires the use of face masks on conveyances (e.g., planes, trains, and buses)  and at transportation hubs.</p><p>Further, the bill nullifies (1) the emergency&nbsp;order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, that mandates such use of face masks on public and commercial&nbsp;conveyances and at transportation hubs,&nbsp;and (2) orders and directives of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that relate to the CDC order.</p><p>As background, the CDC and TSA ceased enforcement of the emergency order&nbsp;following an April 18, 2022, court order. Further, the COVID-19 public health emergency expired on May 11, 2023.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 81 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , and Homeland Security , 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 prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on certain mask mandates (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency shall impose any Federal requirement related to COVID–19 that an individual wear a face mask when utilizing any conveyance (as defined in section 70.1 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) or transportation hub. (b) Limitation on existing orders Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, 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, as well as any other related order, directive, and emergency amendment of the Transportation Security Administration (including those described in EA 1546–21–01A, SD 1542–21–01A, SD 1544–21–02A, SD 1582–84–21–01A, EA 1546–21–01, SD 1542–21–01, SD 1544–21–02, and SD 1582/84–21–01) shall have no force or effect.