House reimposes mask mandate after CDC issues new guidance

By Daniel Chaitin

Published July 28, 2021 3:09am ET

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House reimposes mask mandate after CDC issues new guidance — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds hands with Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., left, as they walk to the chamber where the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives begins a day of debate on the impeachments charges against President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

The House is reimposing a mask mandate after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new coronavirus guidance recommending fully vaccinated individuals to wear personal protective masks in certain indoor situations.

Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, issued a memo late Tuesday announcing the updated rules less than two months after the House lifted its mask mandate for fully vaccinated lawmakers and staff.

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