COVID 19 National Emergency To End After U.S. President Biden Signs Bill

The federal government initially plans to extend the COVID 19 national emergency until May 11. However, U.S. President Biden recently signed a bill that ends the declaration first enacted in 2020.

On April 10, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a House Bill that ended the COVID 19 national emergency at once. The declaration was first enacted in 2020 during former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Initially, it was planned to be extended, along with the public health emergency, until May 11.

According to Miller, however, the House Republicans have proposed several bills to end both declarations immediately. The Biden administration reportedly opposed the bills stating the plans would not favor the Americans. Nonetheless, the House bill signed into law by Biden ended the COVID 19 national emergency only.

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Effects of Ending the COVID 19 National Emergency

According to Garrity, the Biden administration stated that an immediate end to the public health and COVID 19 national emergency will result in an extensive risk and chaos throughout the healthcare system. Nonetheless, Biden reportedly told the Senate last March that he does not plan to reject the House bill like how he would not reject the Republican-backed bill that would revoke the changes to the Washington D.C. criminal code.

Unfortunately, ending the COVID 19 national emergency will also terminate the waivers for the health programs intended to assist the healthcare providers during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the House bill will not affect the public health emergency set to expire in May, along with the Title 42 border policy from the Trump administration.

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