Tag: COVID-19 National Emergency

Biden Signs Measure Ending COVID-19 National Emergency

President Joe Biden on April 10 signed a measure that ends the COVID-19 national emergency more than three years after it was enacted, the White House announced. HJ Res 7 passed through the Senate on March 29 by a 68-23 margin, with 21 Democrats joining 47 Republicans to support the measure. Four Republicans and five…


Millions of Americans to Be Removed From Medicaid Rolls as COVID Emergency Ends

Starting in April, millions of Americans who are enrolled in Medicaid despite being ineligible will be removed from the program with the ending of the federal government’s COVID-19 national emergency. The national emergency declaration, signed into to law by former President Donald Trump in March 2020, allowed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…


Biden Will Not Veto Resolution Ending COVID Emergency: White House

President Joe Biden will not veto a resolution that will end the COVID-19 national emergency a month earlier than scheduled, a White House spokesperson confirmed. “The president strongly opposes HJ Res 7, and the administration is planning to wind down the COVID national emergency and public health emergency on May 11,” the White House spokesperson…