Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has filed an amendment to the Senate minibus appropriations bill that would prohibit the Department of Transportation from using any federal funds to enforce mask mandates in response to the COVID-19 virus through the current fiscal year. The ban would prevent federal mask mandates on passenger airlines, commuter rail, rapid transit buses, and any other transportation program funded through Fiscal Year 2024.
“Democrats insist mask mandates are never coming back,” said Senator Vance. “Well I’ve got an amendment that will prohibit the Department of Transportation from enforcing mask mandates on public transit. If what Democrats say is true, they should have no problem voting for it.”
The Vance amendment was first reported by Punchbowl News:
