,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1  
#bjbb ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to prohibit ,federal funds from
 being made available to any preschool1 
kindergarten1 elementary school1 or     
secondary school that has a face mask   
mandate4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,unmask ,our ,kids  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,requirement to     
rescind school face mask mandates to    
receive ,federal funding  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section1 the terms
 elementary school1 local educational   
agency1 ,secretary1 and ,state          
educational agency have the meanings    
given the terms in section #haja of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7b7 ,requirement ,to rescind school mask
 mandates ,to receive federal funding   

,no ,federal funds shall be made        
available to any preschool1             
kindergarten1 elementary school1 or     
secondary school that-- 7#a7 mandates   
that students wear face masks while on  
school grounds or engaged in            
school-sponsored activities2 or  7#b7   
limits participation in school          
activities for students who voluntarily 
elect not to wear a face mask on school 
grounds or while engaged in             
school-sponsored activities4  7c7       
,ensuring compliance ,the ,secretary    
shall require each application for      
,federal assistance submitted to the    
,secretary by a ,state educational      
agency or local educational agency to   
attest that all preschools1             
kindergartens1 elementary schools1 and  
secondary schools receiving ,federal    
funds served by the agency have         
rescinded any face mask mandate4