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ResolvedEthics Violation

failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chip Roy
Chip Roy
RepublicanTX-21 · Representative
August 2, 2021
First Reported
September 8, 2021
Concluded
1 months
Duration
2
Actions Taken

What Happened

In the summer of 2021, Rep. Roy was fined for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Timeline

August 2, 2021House Sergeant at Arms

fined Roy for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic

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September 8, 2021House Committee on Ethics

announced that Roy had not appealed the fine

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Data: GovTrack.us Misconduct Database (CC0 public domain)