H.J.Res. 72House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs".

Sponsored by Dan BishopRep. Dan Bishop (R-NC)
Introduced February 18, 2022

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This joint resolution directs Congress to disapprove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s rule that required people to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs. By invoking the Congressional Review Act, the resolution would nullify that mask‑mandate rule, removing any legal effect. It primarily affects the CDC’s mask requirement and anyone subject to it on public transportation.

Key Provisions

  • Congress formally disapproves the CDC mask‑requirement rule under the Congressional Review Act.
  • The disapproved rule is declared to have no force or effect.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

February 21, 2022

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February 18, 2022

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

February 18, 2022

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

February 21, 2022

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Bill Huizenga
Rep. Bill HuizengaR-MI-2 · Mar 17, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today to demand a vote on H.J. Res. 72, a Congressional Review Act resolution that would end the CDC's mask mandate for airlines, trains, buses, and other public transportation…

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117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. J. RES. 72

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 18, 2022

Mr. Bishop of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Mast, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Biggs, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Perry, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Posey, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Massie, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Tenney, and Mr. Duncan) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs (86 Fed. Reg. 8025 (February 3, 2021); determined through a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated December 14, 2021, and printed in the Congressional Record on December 15, 2021, on pages S9206–S9208, that the order is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.