# 119-hr-3236: UNMASK Act

119-hr-3236, UNMASK Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3236
- Congress: 119
- Title: UNMASK Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Bars federal mask mandates for active-duty service members.** This bill would prohibit the federal government from establishing, implementing, or enforcing any requirement that members of the Armed Forces wear a face mask while serving on active duty, except when duties traditionally involve personal protective equipment or other face masks for operational or safety reasons. - Service members: The bill frames continued mask requirements as harmful to morale, professionalism, and the military’s core mission, and cites the end of the global COVID-19 public health emergency and advances in vaccines and treatments as rationale. - Defense leaders: The Secretary of Defense could still require masks or other PPE for duties that traditionally call for such equipment for operational or safety reasons. - Legal scope: The prohibition would apply notwithstanding any other provision of law, blocking federal mask mandates for active-duty personnel across the government.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No mask mandates for active duty troops: mixed, low. This bill would bar the federal government from requiring active duty troops to wear face masks. The Secretary of Defense could still require masks or other protective gear for duties that traditionally need them. Any such requirement would apply only while performing those duties. If enacted, this…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3236 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3236)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3236 (as of 2025-12-21).