1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Masks Work Act of 2020 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The SARS–CoV–2 virus has killed over 110,000 Americans and infected at least 2,000,000 others. (2) The measures taken to contain the virus, including social distancing and stay at home orders, have resulted in a significant economic disruption, causing tens of millions of Americans to lose jobs and income. (3) Scientific experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have warned of the danger of a second wave of infections striking the United States in fall and winter. (4) Scientific experts within the United States Government and elsewhere have strongly advised Americans to wear cloth face coverings as a means to slow the spread of COVID–19 and have stated that wearing cloth face coverings may reduce the spread of respiratory droplets that may carry the disease. (5) There is a growing body of scientific research indicating that high levels of cloth face covering adoption by a population can reduce transmission of the virus, and may prevent asymptomatic or presymptomatic carriers from unknowingly infecting others. (6) One scientific model estimated that if 80 percent of the population adopted proper face covering use, transmission would be 1/12 what it would be in a population without wearing cloth face coverings. Another newly released study conducted with animals found that face coverings reduced transmission of COVID–19 by 75 percent. (7) Nations in Southeast Asia with high levels of cloth face covering wearing have been more effective than others in reducing the spread of COVID–19, and have experienced comparably fewer infections and deaths as a result. (8) A recent study from the University of Iowa's College of Public Health suggests that the 15 States and the District of Columbia, having mandated wearing face coverings in public between April 8, 2020, and May 15, 2020, averted as many as 230,000 to 450,000 COVID–19 cases. (9) Many