Kevin McCarthy seeks to vote to lift mask rules for the House floor as Pelosi has said rules won't change until all lawmakers are vaccinated

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has filed a privileged resolution seeking to change the current mask guidance in the House of Representatives and allow members to be maskless on the House floor, a source familiar with McCarthy's plans tells CNN.

McCarthy's move comes after a handful of Republican lawmakers purposefully evaded the chamber's mask mandate, which requires all members to wear a mask on the House floor unless they are giving a speech. A mix of fines and warnings were handed to members for their defiance of the rules on Tuesday. The vote will likely be tabled in the Democratic-controlled House.

Mask-wearing in the halls of Congress have become a growing flashpoint among members since attending physician for the House of Representatives Brian P. Monahan informed members last week that masks still had to be worn on the House floor, the same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted that individuals who are fully vaccinated do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors except under certain circumstances. Members also still have to wear masks for committee meetings.

According to a copy of the resolution provided to CNN, McCarthy, along with a handful of cosponsors, are calling on the attending physician to update the mask wearing guidance to be "consistent with the public guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" for lawmakers and staff who are vaccinated.

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