House Republicans Fined for Violating Pelosi’s Mask Mandate Appeal to Supreme Court

Reps. Massie, Taylor Greene, and Norman argue that the pay cut imposed for not wearing a mask violates the 27th Amendment.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks at a news conference, with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in the background, on the “Fire Fauci Act” on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 15, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

House Republicans who were fined for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 mask mandate in 2021 are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear their case after it was dismissed in the lower courts.

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) are arguing that the $500 pay deductions imposed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for not adhering to her mask rule violate the 27th Amendment of the Constitution.