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Chapter D: Organization, Powers, and Duties of Committees
22. A provision is added to require face masks that comply with CDC guidelines to be worn by all Members, House officers and employees, and all other persons attending a House committee meeting. Masks may be removed only as follows:

•Members are authorized to remove their masks when speaking from a microphone on the dais or when protected by barriers installed by the Committee on House Administration if unprotected persons are socially distanced.
•House officers and employees are authorized to remove their masks when speaking from a microphone or as directed by the committee chair.
•Witnesses are authorized to remove their masks when speaking from a microphone on the witness podium.

(Rule 16, § 8, adding Rule 4, § 8A)