A day before the White House had said that the president will unilaterally cease national emergency designations connected to the pandemic, President Biden signed a Republican-authored law on Monday ending the national emergency caused by the COVID-19 virus.
Even while the White House intended to stop making emergency declarations on May 11, it had rejected the GOP proposal, which received some bipartisan support in Congress. The proposal would "create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system — for states, for hospitals and doctor's offices, and, most importantly, for tens of millions of Americans," according to the White House.
The national emergency and public health emergency that were first declared during the Trump administration and extended during the Biden administration are instantly terminated by the new law.
On March 13, 2020, with effect going back to March 1, the former president Donald Trump issued the first national emergency declaration about the virus. The announcements made it possible for cities and states to get federal assistance for things like testing and immunization sites.
The proposal would also abruptly repeal Title 42, a pandemic-era regulation that has prevented undocumented immigrants from entering the country across the southern border due to concerns for public health. The White House aims to stop the program, but has stated that the policy is pending the outcome of a litigation before the US Supreme Court.
Even while the White House intended to stop making emergency declarations on May 11, it had rejected the GOP proposal, which received some bipartisan support in Congress. The proposal would "create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system — for states, for hospitals and doctor's offices, and, most importantly, for tens of millions of Americans," according to the White House.
The national emergency and public health emergency that were first declared during the Trump administration and extended during the Biden administration are instantly terminated by the new law.
On March 13, 2020, with effect going back to March 1, the former president Donald Trump issued the first national emergency declaration about the virus. The announcements made it possible for cities and states to get federal assistance for things like testing and immunization sites.
The proposal would also abruptly repeal Title 42, a pandemic-era regulation that has prevented undocumented immigrants from entering the country across the southern border due to concerns for public health. The White House aims to stop the program, but has stated that the policy is pending the outcome of a litigation before the US Supreme Court.
