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 Democrats did not cast a vote—and 23 Democrats voted against the short resolution—which was introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) last month and passed by the House 229-197 on Feb. 1.
Eleven Democrats voted against the House measure.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) (L) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) arrive for a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Jan. 31, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The legislation included a simple one-line description declaring that the pandemic national emergency “is hereby terminated.”…