Biden Officially Ends National COVID-19 Emergency
This post covers how Biden officially ended the national COVID-19 emergency.
How the emergency came to a quiet end
The COVID-19 national emergency has come to a quiet end. A Monday evening notice from the White House announced that Biden had signed a resolution putting the emergency to an end.
the national emergency proclaimed by President Trump on March 13, 2020, quietly came to a conclusion after 1,124 days, with a Monday evening notice from the White House announcing that Biden had signed a resolution putting the emergency to an end.
The bill that ended the national COVID-19 emergency
The bill Biden signed originated in the Republican-controlled House. However, it also passed in the Senate with the support of 11 Democrats. The White House said the measure was pointless, because the president was preparing to imminently end both the national emergency and the public health emergency.
Key takeaways
- The national emergency was proclaimed by President Trump on March 13, 2020.
- It ended after 1,124 days.
- Biden signed a resolution that originated in the Republican-controlled House.
- The Senate passed it with the support of 11 Democrats.
- The White House said the measure was pointless.
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