H.R. 8408 · 117th Congress

Federal Mask Mandate Limitations Act

Introduced on Jul 18, 2022 by Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6). Latest action (Jul 19, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 18, 2022
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require a time limitation on covered agency mask mandate requirements, and for other purposes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jul 18, 2022). Public domain.

Federal Mask Mandate Limitations Act

This bill requires prior congressional approval of any executive agency mandate that requires wearing masks or face coverings on commercial aircraft, trains, vessels, and public transportation.

Before such a mandate may take effect, an agency must publish in the Federal Register and provide Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) with scientific data, cost-benefit and economic impact analyses, and other information about the mandate's rationale.

The GAO must, within 15 days, provide a report to Congress that assesses (1) the agency's compliance with the bill's provisions, and (2) the effect of the mask mandate on private-sector activity.

Generally, the mandate shall not go into effect unless Congress approves it through a joint resolution; the bill sets procedures for the consideration of the joint resolution.

However, the mandate may temporarily go into effect without congressional approval if the President determines the mandate is necessary to address (1) imminent health or safety threats or other emergencies, (2) the enforcement of criminal laws, or (3) national security.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jake EllzeyR-TX-6Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 18, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jul 18, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
  4. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
  5. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
  6. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
  7. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
  8. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
  9. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  10. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  11. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.