1、CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i Could the President or Congress Enact a Nationwide Mask Mandate? August 6, 2020 As Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev
2、ention (CDC) has called on Americans to wear non-medical cloth face masks in public settings and when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. According to the CDC, the latest available case studies show that face masksparticularly when used universally within a community settingcan slo
3、w the spread of COVID-19. In response to the latest case surges, a growing number of states and localities have instituted jurisdiction-wide mandates requiring the use of face masks under specified circumstances. At the same time, mask wearing remains largely voluntary in many states. Recently, Geor
4、gias governor suspended broader mask mandates instituted by at least 15 localities across that state, limiting the requirement instead to certain discrete circumstances (e.g., to workers of certain personal care businesses while providing services to patrons). Amidst these varied approaches, several
