,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjba,mr4 ,gohm]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize a /udy 
on ! efficacy & pot5tial negative       
impacts ( masks to human heal?1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 !            
,con/itution does n p]mit a mask m&ate  
?r\gh use ( exclusively ,executive p[]2 
7#b7 ,congress has n enact$ any su* law 
= ! ,presid5t to en=ce2  7#c7 masks d n 
fall )9 any ( ! ,executive au?orities1  
accord+ to article ,,ii1 section #b ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution2  7#d7 ev5   
,congress has no au?ority "u ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,con/itution to impose widespread
 mask m&ates on ! ,/ates & p2  7#e7 !   

,con/itution res]ves police p[]1 = !    
protection ( heal?1 safety1 & morals1 to
 ! ,/ates2  7#f7 ev5 ?\gh a ,/ate has   
police p[]1 /rict scrut9y is /ill appli$
 :5 laws infr+e on fundam5tal lib]ties1 
& 9 su* in/ance1 gov]nm5t action is only
 con/itutional :5 x bo? a*ieves a       
compell+ goal & is n>r[ly tailor$ or !  
lea/ re/rictive alt]native to a*ieve t  
goal2  7#g7 9 our con/itutional         
republic1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t _c d z x   
pleases1 b mu/ ex]cise p[] only 9 keep+ 
) ! /rict limits z enum]at$ 9 !         
,con/itution2  7#h7 :ile ! ,con/itution 
ensures t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t _c m&ate t 
all ,am]icans we> masks1 any gov]nm5t   
%\ld n take su* an action unless !      
pot5tial = caus+ c\ntless ,am]icans to h
 adv]se heal? impacts is fully consid]$ 
& /udi$1 & !re is no o!r less re/rictive
 measures t c\ld adequately be tak52 &  
7#i7 al?\gh ,am]icans are fully equipp$ 
to adju/ _! activities & life/yles to   
acc\nt = ! risk ( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1       
includ+ we>+ a mask at all times if "o  

%\ld *oose to1 x is unju/ to require all
 ,am]icans to take an action if t action
 c\ld mean det]iorat$ heal? & ev5 dea? (
 "s & no exceptions are p]mitt$4  #b4   
,,gao /udy on efficacy & pot5tial       
negative impacts ( masks to human heal? 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy on !  
efficacy & pot5tial negative impacts (  
masks to human heal?4  7b7 ,topics ,!   
/udy "u subsection 7a7 %all address ea* 
( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,evid5ce t v>i\s mask  
options 7includ+ ,n-#ie masks1 basic    
m$ical masks1 & clo? masks7 actually    
prev5t ! spread ( ,,s>s-,co,v-#b1 & to  
:at ext5t su* masks are successful      
comp>$ to no mask or a less re/rictive  
me?odology4  7#b7 ,evid5ce reg>d+ any   
safety conc]ns ) ! common types ( masks 
worn 7includ+ ,n-#ie masks1 basic m$ical
 masks1 & clo? masks74  7#c7 ,any adv]se
 side effects ( mask we>+4  7#d7 ,any   
pot5tial = p]man5t adv]se effects       
includ+ dea?s result+ f mask we>+4  7#e7
 ,any evid5ce t mask we>+ is p>ticul>ly 

dang]\s if an individual has und]ly+    
conditions1 to include all]gies1 a/hma1 
respiratory difficulty1 or any o!r      
bodily condition t c impact brea?+ or   
lung capacity & function+4