S.J.Res. 37A 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".

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Sponsor: Rand Paul [R-KY]
Cosponsors: 21 · 21 Republicans
Policy area: Health
Committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Mar 15, 2022 · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 40. Record Vote Number: 81. (text: CR S1171)

IntroducedFeb 10, 2022
Passed the SenateMar 15, 2022
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on February 3, 2021, that requires the use of face masks on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.J.Res. 37 as passed Senate on Mar 15, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 81

Senate Mar 15, 2022

On the Joint Resolution

S.J. Res. 37

Joint Resolution Passed

57 Yea 40 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 9 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 8 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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How the chamber split

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All members100 members

Democratic48 members

Independent2 members

Republican50 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors21 · 21 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 37 and vote against it. 15 signed when it was filed.

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S.J.Res. 37A 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".

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 81

On the Joint Resolution

How the chamber split

Cosponsors21 · 21 Republicans

S.J.Res. 37A 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".

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 81

On the Joint Resolution

How the chamber split

Cosponsors21 · 21 Republicans

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 371 organization

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 371 organization