S 3486 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Masks for All Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-01-12· Sponsored by Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2022-01-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Masks for All Act of 2022 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to manufacture and distribute N-95 respirator masks to every individual in the United States and to provide N-95 masks to all individuals working in health care settings in the United States that are experiencing a shortage of such masks. FEMA must provide the masks at no cost to individuals and deliver them, to the greatest extent possible, using the U.S. Postal Service. Additionally, FEMA shall designate mask pickup sites in each community and shall provide masks to each site, allocated according to population; consider new designs for masks to improve comfort, fit, and size options; and submit to Congress a strategic plan that includes monthly, measurable targets to eliminate shortages and increase domestic production of N-95 masks and to fulfill all other requirements of this bill. The President shall make use of any and all available authorities (including emergency authorities) at the disposal of the federal government to procure and domestically manufacture N-95 masks and support the domestic manufacturing of N-95 masks.…

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Cosponsors (18)

18 Democrats