After three years, Joe Biden signed a Republican-led resolution to finally end the COVID-19 “national emergency”.
House Joint Resolution (H.J Res.) 7 passed the GOP-led House by 229-197 and passed the Senate by 68-23.
The law ends Title 42, a Trump era policy that blocked aliens seeking asylum from crossing over the US border.
“Two weeks to slow the spread” ended up being over three years.
The Hill reported:
Experts have said the end of the emergency will have a “limited impact,” despite the White House warning earlier this year it “would create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system.”
The resolution will end a number of waivers for federal health programs Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP, however many of the changes to health care regulations have become largely irrelevant as COVID-19 precautions have been relaxed.
The COVID emergency also provided the power for former President Trump and later Biden to pause student loan repayments. However, Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is now being challenged at the Supreme Court, and student loan repayments are set to begin either 60 days after the Supreme Court ruling or 60 days after June 30.
