# 116-hr-7317: Masks Work Act of 2020

116-hr-7317, Masks Work Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7317
- Congress: 116
- Title: Masks Work Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Masks Work Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health to provide access to, increase public awareness of, and support research on cloth face coverings to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), respectively.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2214: NO BAN Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7317 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7317)

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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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