US Congress House Bill 7836 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-0)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide for the manufacture and distribution of high-quality face masks for every individual in the United States during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. Specifically, the bill directs FEMA to, among other things establish a program to provide three high-quality, reusable face masks to every individual in the United States, including individuals experiencing homelessness and individuals living in group quarters, at no cost, accompanied by specified educational materials; designate face mask pickup sites in each community and provide face masks to each site, allocated according to population, to be distributed to the general public at no cost; consider new designs to create the most comfortable, well-fitting, reusable, and two-way face masks that have adjustable sizing, and if significant improvements in face mask technology are made available, to ensure that such face masks are included in the strategic national stockpile; provide surgical masks and N-95 respirator masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks, at no cost; and submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of high-quality masks. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall conduct monitoring and oversight of the receipt, disbursement, and use of funds made available under this bill.

Masks for All Act of 2020

Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-07-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-07-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-07-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-07-29	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, 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.
2020-07-29	House	Introduced in House

SB4339 (Same As) 2020-07-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7836/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7836/BILLS-116hr7836ih.pdf