Senate passes resolution to scrap mask mandate for public travel

Published March 16, 2022 12:02am ET



A Republican-backed resolution to end the federal mask mandate on public transportation cleared the Senate on Tuesday.

The resolution passed 57–40 with bipartisan support but faces significant barriers to becoming law due to the Biden administration’s veto threat and uncertainty over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi will even allow a vote on the measure in the House.

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